Human Rights

Interpol's General Assembly will formally elect a new operational head from Brazil amid growing political and legal challenges.

The central premise of the successful Swiss reforms – that fairness, contributes, rather than detracts from efficiency – holds valuable lessons for other countries that want…

Following his recommendation would secure the grip of ethnonationalists and those responsible for the “fragile” conditions he laments.

Will the General Assembly elect Thailand to a seat on the Human Rights Council despite the country's cascading decline in human rights protections and democratic freedoms?

The unmooring of law from ethics has catalyzed the expansion of violence across the Middle East.

The landmark African Union case over an Ethiopian election provides a roadmap for safeguarding democracy in the face of authoritarianism.

Leaders emphasized the importance of global AI governance at this year's U.N. General Assembly high-level week.

The U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime clearly challenges the democratic vision for a free Internet and puts the United States on the spot.

Could discussions about the revival of the Apartheid Convention provide a basis for rethinking the approach to the codification of gender apartheid?

Russia's aggression against Ukraine underscores the critical challenges in safeguarding the rights of national minorities in conflict zones.

A decade after a major UN human rights report, abuses are escalating, and they are integrally connected to the country's nuclear program.

With humanitarian funding decreasing and needs growing, cholera in a camp for displaced people illustrates the dire conditions.