The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.

Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people reported missing after the country’s anti-tax protests later resurfaced, but some have been found dead. Dozens of young Kenyans reported being snatched from their homes or the streets by armed…

Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru.

United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing

The move to attack Machado heightened global concern over Venezuela's political crisis

Joanne Eisen and Paul Gallant advanced human rights globally by telling the stories of the victims of oppression

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faces scrutiny over alleged electoral fraud and human rights abuses. Economic collapse, mass protests, and internationa...

Explore the legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, in promoting racial equality and human rights.