UN Human Rights Council

How repressive States have begun to abuse multilateral human rights organizations, and what should be done to counter them.

Culturally competent medical care, including to the extent possible care provided by independent medical experts of the detainees’ nationalities, is needed at Guantanamo now.

The annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer focuses attention on an increasingly frequent tool of autocrats: targeting their opponents' lawyers.

A statement from 50 nations suggests momentum despite a failed Human Rights Council vote. What the international community should do next.

"[T]he proposal to criminalize mass damage to the environment is ... likely to influence the behavior of government and corporate decision-makers in positive ways. In light of…

Any hope of holding perpetrators accountable for serious crimes in the Tigray conflict lies in the AU, a responsibility it should not shirk.

Member States that believe in human rights must take the necessary steps to give the Burmese people a voice at the United Nations.

The country, now in the grip of a military regime, seeks a second term, and the African Union is complicit in supporting the bid.

On her final day in office, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s actions in Xinjiang.…

There is no substitute for documenting abuses and exposing gaps between a government's international obligations and actual practices.

Governments and UN bodies must act swiftly to hold the Chinese government accountable and protect those who are speaking out.

Afghan citizens are denied justice at every level - from domestic impunity for Taliban crimes to international impunity for abuses by coalition forces. A clarion call from the…