Sarah Yager is Washington Director at Human Rights Watch. She worked on human rights under three U.S. presidents and from ...

Here are some of the findings from UNAIDS' new report on HIV and human rights, and what they could mean for the fight against ...

A new study by the University of Portsmouth calls for human rights to be at the heart of any economic development.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...

Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for ...

These words of UN Secretary-General Guterres underlie UNODC’s commitment to support States in strengthening their capacities ...

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijani human rights activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was sentenced by a Baku court to 10 years in prison on Monday on an array of corruption and other charges that he denied, his ...

A joint statement urged the military regime and all armed actors in Burma to de-escalate violence, respect international human rights laws, protect civilians, and allow full, safe, and unimpeded ...

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are ...

This submission details Human Rights Watch’s key concerns regarding Kazakhstan’s compliance with international human rights ...

Idaho’s landscape is complex and contradictory. Our state is a place where the breathtaking beauty of the land often stands ...

A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are ...