Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution traces the complex legacy, at home and abroad, of the Declaration of ...

I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...

Join us for an insightful and dynamic discussion on the pivotal role of the women who shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This event will explore the historical context, the challenges ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A senior United Nations official denied on Wednesday that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights is exclusive to any one group, emphasizing that it applies to all.'It's ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly following World War II and the Holocaust, was meant to eternalize the solemn vow “Never Again.” It was ...

The deliberate denial of information to 26 million Koreans living under the Kim family regime is not simply censorship -- it ...

Conceptions of individual rights that have guided modern civilization are rooted in a idea with biblical origins.

The U.S. government has long had an ambivalent approach toward economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). The United States played a central role in articulating these rights and ensuring that they ...

Andrea Arroyo Andrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely ...

COMMENTARY: Sen. Tim Kaine’s declaration of dependence on our political leaders misses the point of America’s founding: Governments are instituted to secure our rights, not grant them. An excerpt from ...