THE United States, long proud of its role as a global standard-bearer for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, now faces a stark credibility crisis at home and abroad. After federal Immigrati ...

The Canadian lawyer and long-time Amnesty International Canada secretary-general shared six principles for rebuilding ...

The Donia Human Rights Center hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day lecture in Weiser Hall Wednesday afternoon.

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that ...

At the end of World War II, the U.S. and its allies made a compelling case that protecting and promoting human rights is not only the right thing to do; it lays the foundation for a stable ...

International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated annually on 20 December to mark the core value of solidarity in international relations and a driving force to achieve sustainable development and ...

The Northwestern Innovation Institute (NI Institute) at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management today announced the Northwestern Innovation Prize for Human-Machine Partnership (NI Prize ...

On this Human Rights Day, we honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)—the foundational 1948 document affirming that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- A new Wisconsin state law stiffens penalties for people convicted in cases of human trafficking and trafficking of children. Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) signed Assembly Bill 265, now 2025 ...

Enforcing what Gov. Ron DeSantis calls the “rule of law” violates international law and norms, according to a global group weighing in this week. The latter has been a priority of state government ...

If a landlord or broker discriminates against you in New York City, you can complain to the city's Commission on Human Rights. But a new report from the state comptroller finds that those cases drag ...

From the left and the right, human rights in the western hemisphere are under threat today — so it's little surprise that a university in Miami, the nexus of the Americas, is hosting a week-long ...