Advocacy overreach has eroded American foreign policy and its ability to make concrete advances in human rights abroad. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “Human Rights in the Trump ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during his US presidency and long afterward. Carter created a foreign policy agenda ...

This year, Americans commemorate two anniversaries: the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow Helsinki Group. They are united by ...

Whichever candidate Americans elect president on November 5 has a unique opportunity to reignite the global human rights movement, a drive that has stalled and been in decline for 20 years. The key is ...

Unlike the more mainstream phrase “reproductive rights,” reproductive justice goes beyond abortion access. The social justice and human rights movement embracing health care access for all has grown ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Over the past several decades, ...

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue their sustained assault on human rights and freedoms, including targeting human rights activists, enacting repressive laws, and using the ...

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the UDHR is a moment of both reflection on the past and of aspiration for the future. As an international instrument of governance, only the UN Charter could be ...

To many, bitcoin is simply a deflationary store of value, an investment, or a “digital gold.” To many more, bitcoin represents freedom from tyranny, financial empowerment, and hope. The cryptocurrency ...