A United Nations panel issued guiding principles today making clear that the pursuit of minerals needed to transition from fossil fuels needs to safeguard human rights, justice, and equity. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. In September, the European Law Institute held its annual ...

The Democratic National Convention will hold its first ever panel discussion on Palestinian human rights on Monday, the result of months of effort from activists advocating for an end to U.S. support ...

The following principles are based on international human rights law, which offers valuable standards for protecting fundamental human rights during elections. Relevant law can be found in the United ...

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

Michigan faculty and students talk after the Reproductive Rights as Human Rights event in Lane Hall Wednesday evening. Cole Carrico/Daily. Buy this photo. Saluk, who specializes in medical ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Community activists argued before an international human-rights panel Friday that Chicago has a long history of police brutality against blacks and cover-ups by authorities that ...

Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting. By Carol Rosenberg Experts in international and U.S. domestic law told ...