Religion

The changing nature of how religion intersects with political protest reveals much about how the country as a whole is changing, and what its future holds.

Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan have been persecuted for decades. Now, Pakistan has brought suit against Ahmadi US citizens. The Biden administration must push back.

The self-described Islamic State (IS) is publicly accused of having committed, in addition to genocide and war crimes, crimes against humanity and persecution on the basis of religion…

The credibility of the Human Rights Council and the UN system, given its “grave failure” in the past, depends on accountability for Sri Lanka’s atrocities.

The agency's new ad campaign features actors for a reason: it bears little resemblance to the makeup of the workforce, much less leadership.

Editor’s Note: This piece is part of Just Security’s United Nations Special Rapporteurs on #COVID-19 series, in which mandate holders offer their views on pressing…

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

Lessons from when Confederacy-sympathizing judges tried to prevent Lincoln from saving the republic. By leading legal historian David Golove.

“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.

It is critical that a broad and diverse group of powerful actors in the United States not ignore the Indian government’s turn toward authoritarianism.

"The government's decision to use Section 247 but not Section 249 will probably make successful prosecution more difficult, for several reasons."