The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the ...

Malala Yousafzai is known by millions around the world as an activist and human rights campaigner, a voice of power and ...

In many ways, the place of human rights in US foreign policy is simply returning to its pre-World War II norm.

"When we protect refugees, we protect our values and the belief that everyone deserves a chance to live free and safe," said ...

While the Trump administration is less focused on human rights, it is reframing the idea to advance conservative priorities.

Iran carried out executions at ''an alarming rate'' last year with at least 975 people killed, the United Nations chief said in a report that also cited other human rights abuses, from barriers to ...

WORCESTER ― The top two leaders of the city's Human Rights Commission, the volunteer board that has been critical of the city’s handling of their attempts at police oversight, will not be ...

The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

Democratic Senators have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to save the State Department’s human rights arm, citing its importance in advancing U.S. national security priorities and ...

Critics of Samia Suluhu Hassan say she is clinging to power by locking up and torturing those who stand in her way.