Human Rights

Lines to endorse an antiwar candidate for president and to lay flowers in memory of Navalny show courage and a desire for democracy.

The leading association of American lawyers added its voice to the chorus of concern surrounding the proliferation of commercial spyware.

As government forces battle armed groups in Burkina Faso, civilians face daily abuses, even death, amid a range of violations of their security and their property. At least 6,201…

Recent warnings to Bosnian separatists and other obstructionists are helpful, but deeper changes are needed. The upcoming Biden-Scholz meeting is a chance.

By 2050, almost 80 percent of people 60 and over will live in these countries, requiring sustained engagement to reduce economic risks.

The Biden administration needs to use visa sanctions more transparently if they are to have a serious political impact.

After handling many prominent cases, one involving Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza illustrates the dire threats and the need for support.

Ricardo Lagunes Gasca disappeared one year ago this month. The human rights movement must work harder to protect its front line defenders.

Failure to ensure accountability in the name of geopolitical interests would be a grave mistake, even for those very interests.

States must invest in “alternative” sites for atrocity prevention because “primary” sites such as the Security Council are foreclosed.

A court decision confirmed the conviction of ex-President and previous junta leader Desi Bouterse for the 1982 murders of 15 political prisoners.

The latest sign of backsliding is a draft "foreign agents" law modeled after one that gutted civil society in Russia.