Dear Commissioner Junichi Kawai, On behalf of 12 organizations and individuals, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations on your recent appointment as Commissioner of the Japan Sports ...

The rights group said it had documented atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups, including murder, imprisonment, ...

75% of women journalists experienced online violence, while doing their jobs, up from 73% in 2020. In 2020, 20 % of women ...

SHORT FILMS that explore human rights in relation to water — as survival, environment, memory, livelihood, and resistance — make up “Rising Waters, Raising Rights,” a film festival commemorating human ...

Former UN Human Rights Adviser, Professor Uche Emelonye says prevention, not harsher punishment, is key to reducing kidnappings.

Online violence against women who work in public-facing jobs, including human rights defenders, activists, and journalists, ...

The U.N. human rights chief says his office is facing a $90 million funding shortfall this year, leading to a 15% staff reduction.

On this Human Rights Day, we honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)—the foundational 1948 document affirming that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” ...

Explore how architecture can uphold human rights through inclusive design and socio-spatial equity for all communities.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Hon Shirley Botchwey, has issued a statement for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 ...

The theme for Human Rights Day 2025 is “Human Rights, our everyday essentials” with a focus on how fundamental rights like ...