Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Fridaylaunched Free & Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …

Early in his first term, President Obama appointed Melanne Verveer as the first Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women's Issues. Now, a new appointee will take the lead on the state …

While we complain of 100 degree heat and take solace in our air-conditioned homes, prisoners across the country are suffering - and not just for their crimes.

We should begin to grapple with why we continue to be so reluctant or unable to be more gender inclusive.

Pfc. Manning was still found guilty of 19 counts in the court martial.

Eric Holder's promise to not torture Edward Snowden is driven by a vague definition of the idea of torture in the post 9/11 era.

An international group of organizations is fighting to instruct the United States to provide accountability and reparations for the Iraq War.

On 8 July 2013 the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial on the issue of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans. The editorial described the issue as …

With a political process that consistently demands peace without justice, Palestinian children living in the occupied territories have been denied justice at almost every turn.

Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as a violation of the First Amendment. The case, …