The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international ...

Harvard Kennedy School announced the new name of its human rights policy and research hub: the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights.

A recent Commonwealth workshop has bolstered the ability of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone to better apply human ...

Romania’s history offers a disturbing, yet instructive, example. In 1966, the country’s communist government adopted “Decree ...

Reform and Tory calls to leave the ECHR are putting ministers under pressure from some of their own MPs - who want to get tougher on migration policy ...

Sherifa Shahab, a Police Ombusdman and human rights defender in Afghanistan, with the father of a detainee in police custody © Marcus Perkins for Amnesty ...

Raise awareness of human rights in your classroom with the following educational activities and materials. Download our pack of ten interactive lesson activities to help pupils understand their own ...

Rights campaigners have described the move as a 'significant escalation' in the government's efforts to chip away at human ...

As Hungary Votes on a Ban of LGBTQ+ Pride, What Does It Mean for Other Basic Rights? Hungarian lawmakers are set to pass a constitutional amendment that critics say targets LGBTQ+ communities and ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into ...

It is arguably our most valuable human commodity. From clay tablets to electronic tablets, technology has played an influential role in shaping human knowledge. Today we stand on the brink of the ...

According to three Stanford scientists, lack of human biological material is a “major bottleneck to progress” for medical research. A steadily growing idea is one known as “bodyoids ...