Commission on Unalienable Rights

The practice of the Trump administration turning its back on rights at the United Nations goes well beyond the Human Rights Council.

The panel's lengthy exegesis of the Declaration contains at least six glaring omissions that have real-world consequences.

Its report displays an interpretative sneakiness, invoking the “founding era” and “founding principles” in a highly selective and under-inclusive way.

The letter, signed by 230 organizations, scholars, former officials, and advocates, explains five faulty conclusions central to the report’s thesis. It concludes by noting that…

The panel's report clearly seeks to provide a foundation for a regressive, harmful approach to human rights and foreign policy.

There is a narrow window to truly examine how the U.S. government can advance, rather than undermine, equal rights for all.

Minority communities are having to weather the worst of the pandemic. Still, the Trump administration continues its efforts to downplay the significance of economic and social…

“While Secretary Pompeo may view this elevation of one right as complementary to U.S. government criticism of Beijing, in the long run it plays directly into the campaign being…

Human rights groups have sued to shut it down. A study of its hearings shows its anti-rights leanings are even worse than feared.

On Monday, we learned who would be serving on the State Department's new "Commission on Unalienable Rights." The track records of the chair and the other members raise even further…

Just Security has obtained the draft Charter for the Commission. Professor Hamilton writes: If the Commission follows the ideological roots of the "natural law" theory it is grounded…