A burned Lake Zumpango in the State of Mexico gone dry from drought, urbanization and water mismanagement. (William Savinar/Courthouse News) (CN) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights established ...

The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, ...

Last week, the United Nations held elections for seats on the UN’s esteemed Human Rights Council. Member states to this council are supposed to represent the nations which uphold and promote the ...

Human rights activists and lawmakers in the United States are calling for Azerbaijan to end alleged abuses of civil society groups and ethnic Armenians ahead of a global climate change summit the ...

Artificial intelligence experts are calling on countries to increase cooperation to ensure that AI is developed in ways that are human-centered. Speaking at the German Innovation Days event, experts ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) regrets that only 4000 characters are available for these consultations on 6 different GCC countries and agreements. The negotiations for bilateral partnership agreements (PAs ...

On Human Rights Day 2025, the broader Middle East remains a region where basic rights are shaped by war, occupation, authoritarian rule, and the growing power of nonstate armed groups. Wars in Gaza, ...

Indian supporters of Palestine hold watermelon slices during an anti-Israel protest on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Dec. 10. The watermelons were ...

As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara ...