On Human Rights Day, the European Union reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights for everyone, everywhere. This year's theme, Our Rights, ...

Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, governments have an obligation to use the ...

We are writing on behalf of a coalition of rights groups and trade unions to express deep concern around the lack of transparency and rights protections in the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement between ...

Apple’s new statement on “Our Commitment to Human Rights” promises the company will make devices that respect human rights, including freedom of speech. But the company will also follow national laws.

Mathias Risse is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy and the Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Last spring, Harvard adopted an institutional ...

To be more effective, the US human rights policy needs to focus on three basic principles. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “Human Rights in the Trump Era.” The full symposium can ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. How can the United States successfully promote human rights and democracy in the ...

For nearly half a century, the State Department has reported annually on human-rights conditions in countries around the world. The purpose of this exercise is not to cast aspersions, but to collect ...

Every morning across the world, millions of small, unseen acts quietly uphold human dignity. A girl walking to school with confidence because her community protects her safety; a student pursuing ...