International Human Rights Law

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?

Ukraine must balance its security interests while ensuring respect for international obligation in responding to Russia's "passportization."

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

Civil society and its allies need tools to push back against rising threats worldwide, and the U.N. Human Rights Committee can furnish an important one: a General Comment on the…

The Court’s recent conviction of Al Hassan undermines the connective tissue binding criminal law to human rights standards.

His case and the cause of freedom he pursues highlight the need for greater efforts by Russian civil society and the international community.

The Inter-American Court's guidance could become an invaluable tool for shaping a principled and pragmatic international response to the pressing human rights challenge of climate-related…

Liberia's president is working to establish a war crimes court to prosecute crimes which occurred during the country's civil war.

More than 56,000 people, including 30,000 children, are being held with US support and many face systematic torture and grossly inhumane conditions.

Current shifts in Ukraine due to the war should not impede the realization of citizens' personal rights, irrespective of religious beliefs.