Latin America’s top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

A well-known Toronto television personality says she’s reached a settlement with Bell Media in response to a human rights ...

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

The Venezuela government-allied National Assembly unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

As Ronald Reagan aptly said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” May that not happen on our ...

The decision by the international tribunal in Costa Rica could reshape domestic climate cases across Latin America.

Factors including the size and remoteness of its location could mean abysmal conditions and limited access to counsel.

Earlier in his career as a senator, now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio positioned himself as a champion of strong ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Angola’s engagement with the UPR process and its acceptance of a significant number of recommendations, especially those related to education, justice, and legislative ...

The Trump administration can still project a meaningful vision of human rights that is reconcilable with its focus on the ...

This brief is based on an extensive analysis of how human rights treaty bodies have engaged with individual states’ ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...