The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the gap between rich and poor Americans is increasing.

GOP Rep. Young Kim has championed the importance of U.S. influence abroad, a position many in her party seem to be moving away from.

Pope Leo XIV has called for a renewed commitment to diplomacy to resolve conflicts

A report found a rise in foreign states using online harassment, lawsuits and physical violence to intimidate people in the UK.

The long read: Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixed

"They called Gazans human animals."

Delia Ramirez calls for investigation into federal funds paid to El Salvador to detain migrants at secretive Cecot site

Whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been a debate in UK politics for years. Conservatives have long accused the convention of interfering with government policy on migration and criminal justice, and have debated repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 (which enshrines the convention…

Israeli-Palestinian human rights group B’Tselem declares Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide in its latest report.