Human Rights

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…

A political opponent whose husband is jailed says the US enables President Tokayev's repression and buys his empty promises of reform.

The result is a frequent perception of enabling rights abuses and atrocities committed by foreign military partners.

On the two-year anniversary of the coup, we speak with Akila Radhakrishnan and Angela Mudukuti from the Global Justice Center.

Legal actors are still working to advance justice in Afghanistan - they deserve more support from the international community, not less.