In every election, human rights matter. From local schoolboard elections to presidential elections, voters have the chance to choose candidates who will fight for all people’s human rights, not work ...

The Secretary-General issued the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations Security Forces (HRDDP) and instructed all United Nations entities considering or ...

*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...

Seventy-five years ago, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Can we ensure its implementation today? Ad Policy Former United Nations human rights chief and current head of an ...

Corporate values aren’t optional, and they’re more controversial and contested than ever. Legal compliance no longer offers a solid foundation for efforts to run an ethical business. On the other hand ...

Catherine Powell, an adjunct senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the former White House National Security Council human rights director. Desirée Cormier ...

On Human Rights Day, the European Union reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights for everyone, everywhere. This year's theme, Our Rights, ...

In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender ...

Formerly man had only a body and a soul. Now he needs a passport as well for without it he will not be treated like a human being—Stefan Zweig Ms. L. fled her home country for the United States, ...

Anna gets up early for work, sometimes before sunrise. She packs light: water, a phone and charger, a first aid kit, and a recording device. Anna dresses practically, never anything that resembles a ...

Human rights are universal, inalienable and indivisible. Everyone is entitled to exercise their human rights, without discrimination. Respect for human rights is one of the founding values of the ...