The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.

The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

The Georgian government drove the country toward a human rights crisis in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing ...

Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on ...

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 ...

(Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities and Hamas agreed to a multi-phase ceasefire on January 15, 2025, that includes the entry ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...

The Police Reform Commission has recommended prioritising merit-based police employment for individuals injured during the July-August uprising to promote a more inclusive and people-oriented police ...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

From self-improvement tips to practical activism to escapist romance, WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette has a ...

The new interim Syrian government says it will hunt down and punish senior security officials and others, but concern is ...