Human Rights

If the Biden administration takes concrete steps to counter the incentive structure, the world’s youngest country may finally have a chance at peace.

Mapping a quarter century of war shows the patterns of violations that demand meaningful and credible truth and accountability processes.

The record is abundantly clear that the country’s domestic mechanisms lack effectiveness and credibility. This is a gap that the UN uniquely can fill.

Just as America's domestic ailments are felt far and wide, Nigeria directly impacts the broader region and the continent. They can learn from each other.

Certain guidelines can help in navigating the challenges of creating a more prominent and consistent role for those who stand to gain or lose most.

The council is much more than its flaws. A strategic US re-engagement could include membership, China, a critical review, and a programmatic agenda.

On Sri Lanka and other issues, the Biden administration's decision sends the message that the protection of human rights is a deeply rooted priority.

The Rajapaksa government has gone so far as to install someone allegedly associated with a death squad on the Human Rights Council.

Concerns over impunity and a troubling decline in human rights will be prominent, with a long-awaited report by the UN high commissioner for human rights.

Who benefits from the killing of journalists, human rights activists, and civil society members in Afghanistan? What purposes could it serve and for whom?

Secretary of State Blinken and his predecessor agreed on at least one thing: Chinese treatment of Uyghurs constitutes genocide. But does the situation meet the legal definition…

The Biden administration has the opportunity, and responsibility, to disavow the Trump administration’s dangerous litigation positions and the ideologies they reflect in these…