Human Rights

"While U.S. states and localities may not enter into binding agreements with other nations or act contrary to federal law or policy according to legal precedent, U.S. states and…

We urgently need a system where the developers of spyware tools are forced either to require their State customers to provide credible guarantees on future human rights compliance,…

The policy has been largely ad hoc. Success requires strong, coordinated messaging, sanctions, accountability steps, and other measures.

Freedom of expression is protected in international law, because, without it, democracy and the rule of law wither away. A free press is a vital aspect.

There was a time when the US didn't promote human rights or even consider it much of an objective in foreign policy at all.

Evan’s arrest is Russia’s latest attempt to intimidate foreign correspondents reporting in the country. The threats are common tactics.

Determined victims and creative lawyers used a U.S, law, the Torture Victims Protection Act, to hold a powerful mayor accountable.

They forcibly removed the entire indigenous Chagossian people from the island, and a Navy planner involved later expressed deep regret.

Meta has struggled to articulate clear, accessible policies on content moderation that are sufficiently flexible to respond to evolving threats.

What does international law say about spying? To answer that question we have Asaf Lubin, an expert on international law and espionage. 

Ці спільні зусилля є практичним проявом єдності та солідарності міжнародної спільноти, спрямованої…

A Ukrainian whose organization received the Nobel Peace Prize writes with an exiled Russian democracy activist and a US legal-rights advocate on the challenge of documenting these…