The Beijing Winter Olympics — the most contentious Olympiad in recent history — is set to kick off on Friday. NBC, which televises the games in the United States, would prefer you focus on the ...

The human rights community and the nation are mourning the sudden demise of Roseline Odhiambo Odede, the chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). Her death, which occurred ...

Jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting against women's oppression in Iran and advocating for human rights. Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of ...

Protesters hold up photos of Jina Mahsa Amini outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin in September 2022 after the 22-year-old died in Iranian police custody for not complying with Iran's strict dress ...

GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a "shocking level of oppression" of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a ...

The demonstration was held at the National Press Club premises, where several organisations that have long campaigned against attacks on minority communities gathered, linking the killing of Dipu Das ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated its 75th birthday on Sunday. The document comprises 30 articles outlining a range of human rights, including the right to life, liberty and ...

Lisa Borrelli Pettrey, of Lexington, a member of the March Madness Marching Band, performs for the crowd during the 2019 Lexington Pride Festival at Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington, Saturday, ...

The Friday letter, signed by 37 ambassadors to the UN, praised China for making "remarkable achievements in the field of human rights." ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. KNCHR Chairperson Roseline Odede is dead.[Standard, File] The human rights community and ...