(The Center Square) – The Tennessee attorney general’s office will keep the 30 positions allocated to the Human Rights Commission when it takes over the commission’s duties on July 1 ...

In its annual report, Amnesty International sounds the alarm on the global system of rule-based human rights. "Unprecedented forces are hunting down the ideals of human rights for all, seeking to ...

2025 is shaping up to be an annus horribilis for the dedicated community of North Korean human rights activists. The past two months have seen U.S. funding sources and programs decimated in the ...

and training the next generation of human rights defenders through human rights education. Kennedy has received honors from President Lech Walesa of Poland for aiding the Solidarity movement; the ...

The situation is one of a slew of instances where human rights defenders in remote locations have faced retaliation, according to a new report from Mary Lawlor, U.N. special rapporteur on the ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

The Trump administration is slashing the State Department’s annual human rights report — cutting sections about the rights of women, the disabled, the LGBTQ+ community and more. The goal ...

In December, the National Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (CNMP) issued a groundbreaking recommendation that highlights the fundamental role of human rights education and comprehensive ...

Almost a decade ago, I joined Amnesty International’s Teacher Advisory Group to support their Human Rights Education (HRE) team to develop new resources and courses. I have also made several lesson ...

In your latest report to the UN General Assembly, you describe a worsening human rights situation under the de facto authorities, particularly for girls and women. What impact is the education ban ...

Partha Konwar is Associate Project Officer (Communications) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable ...