The first Trump administration denounced the United Nation’s hypocrisy on human rights, withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council when the call for reforming its autocracy-heavy membership was ...

Immigrants held at US detention centers have experienced abusive and degrading treatment, a Human Rights Watch report said Monday, in a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump's migrant crackdown.

Bangladesh was on the cusp of charting a new beginning last year after its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was removed ...

South Africa's Caster Semenya sits in the European Court of Human Rights before its decision over sex eligibility rules in sports, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

It established the ethical principle that even animals used for human benefit deserve basic protections and humane treatment, forever changing the landscape of animal experimentation. Marine Mammal ...

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday in her seven-year legal fight against track and ...

As the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts continue, multiple lawmakers and immigrant rights groups are alleging that conditions at various Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the Church’s constant teaching on human dignity.

Human Rights: EU appoints former Dutch minister as new Special Representative Today the Council appointed Kajsa Ollongren as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for human rights. Ms Ollongren is a former ...