NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ofelia Riquezes, human rights lawyer and professor at Florida International University, about ...

The fallout from the US attack on Venezuela and the focus on oil interests have largely eclipsed urgent concerns about the ...

Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian man, has been sentenced to death in Iran amid widespread protests and a deadly ...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized the Syrian government for what it says is the lack of accountability on ...

ADF International emphasized that any principle of state neutrality must not equate to hostility toward Christianity, ...

Rafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw their abuse and mistreatment as a military ...

American embassies located in the Western Hemisphere are directed to report on human rights violations stemming from mass migration, the State Department notes.

George Clooney’s wife, Amal Clooney, is a renowned human rights lawyer. Explore her background, education, career ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Christine Clarke, chief of litigation and advocacy at Legal Services NYC, to run the city's ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed accomplished civil rights attorney Christine Clarke to lead the city’s Commission on Human ...

Ironically, Iran, which is today criticised for silencing critics and punishing protesters, gave the world its human rights charter. Cyrus the Great, the first king of ancient Persia, issued decrees ...

If a landlord or broker discriminates against you in New York City, you can complain to the city's Commission on Human Rights. But a new report from the state comptroller finds that those cases drag ...