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On Feb. 18, a panel discussion was held in the Konover Auditorium titled “U.S. Democracy & Human Rights at a Crossroads.” Kathryn Libal, director of the Gladstein Human Rights Institute, was the first ...

If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside Animal Farm. They’re the kind of books ...

Although U.S. President Donald Trump has said little or nothing in public about defending human rights and freedoms abroad, both of his administrations have taken steps to reform the way that the ...

Only 3.5% of the world's population enjoy unrestricted civil rights and liberties, according to data from international civil society organizations published on Monday. The Atlas of Civil Society, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the signing ceremony for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the Oval ...

Arusha. Three human rights courts from Africa, Europe, and the Americas have raised concern over the global increase in the use of force, warning that it undermines the rule of law and erodes ...

(Washington, DC) – The Trump administration’s new US State Department structure may further hamstring rights and justice-related work, with programming already decimated by foreign aid cuts, Human ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming democracy and human rights across the globe at an unprecedented pace. Yet, it is governments and the private sector that dominate the conversation on AI, ...

A shooter apparently motivated by violent masculinity and right-wing Christian rhetoric does not get the final word. While I write this column, I see Melissa Hortman’s face looking down at me.

In considering the state of American democracy, (the organizers of this event) asked, ‘Do we host a funeral or a conference?’ We are Christians who believe in resurrection, so we opted to host this ...

In Guatemala, it can be easy to let the trees hide the forest. They include convoluted legal procedures, ever-fracturing and multiplying political parties, baseless criminal accusations, and the ...