I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

As the world marks Universal Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is inviting the public to explore its newly renovated galleries—completely free of ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Wednesday marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to the United Nations, the UN General Assembly adopted the non-legally binding document ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights will mark its 77th anniversary on Dec. 10. The document was adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948, thanks in no small measure to the efforts of ...

The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a keynote address at the 70 th anniversary commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event will ...

The evening concluded with audience questions and a message repeated throughout the panel: human rights are not only a global issue, but something residents can learn, recognize, and defend at home.

December marked Universal Human Rights Awareness Month, a global reminder that across borders, cultures and generations we are all human and all equal.

If enacted, the death penalty bill currently before the Israeli Knesset would constitute a violation of arguably the most ...