PARIS—In a major ruling Tuesday, Europe’s top human-rights court gave a boost to climate activists who are suing for tough limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, a decision expected to affect dozens of ...

Protecting biodiversity is not only about saving nature for its own sake; it is fundamentally about safeguarding human rights ...

GENEVA/WASHINGTON/BANJUL – A group of UN and regional independent human rights experts today launched the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), to better coordinate joint advocacy ...

NAS urges renewed commitment to human rights protection, citing weak institutions and persistent violations across Nigeria.

The relationship between technology and the law is traditionally known to be complex—especially when it comes to neurotechnology. Neurotechnology is the science and technology that can read and modify ...

Laila R. fled Afghanistan with her parents and her two brothers in 2016, when she was 11 or 12 years old. They sought international protection in Iran, then Turkey, and then Greece. Increasingly ...

Advocating for the rights of people forced to flee and those denied a nationality. Citizens normally look to their own governments to guarantee their human rights and physical security. When people ...

The observations, contained in a report dated October 16 and made public on December 15, came from five UN special ...

Women’s rights constitute an integral component of the human rights framework under Indian law. The Indian Constitution, through its foundational provisions, establishes comprehensive protection for ...