Feb. 2, is World Wetlands Day, and here in North Carolina these increasingly imperiled water bodies are integral to our quality of life and economy, making their protection vital.

The Egyptian government should accept, and take urgent action to carry out recommendations made during a United Nations ...

By Sharanya KanikkannanSushil Raj Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government ...

The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday appealed for $500 million in extra-budgetary resources for 2025 to support ...

Kazakhstan should promptly express its support for and implement the recommendations made by member states at the UN Human ...

The Hamas terrorist organization “drew inspiration from Hitler and the Nazis in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,” the ...

Israel is letting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to heavily destroyed northern Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the United Nations "exhibited moral bankruptcy" in how it was treating Israel's battle ...

As the United States officially abandons the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda as the institutionalized bigotry that ...

The human rights record of The Gambia will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, in a ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...

For many workers, defending human rights is not just a job, but a calling. As he noted, many “work out of a deep sense of service to others, and a desire to make a meaningful impact.” From conflict ...