The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has traditionally maintained that freedom of expression safeguards speech that may "offend, shock or disturb." However, its stance on hate speech is not in ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the weakening of international multilateralism and the increased use of force in a speech to diplomats ...

This book demonstrates that, with few exceptions, the ECtHR's general approach to hate speech has been overly expansive, often undervaluing both the significance of free speech and the harms resulting ...

(CNN) — The US State Department will require its diplomats describe enforcement of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, alleged facilitation of mass migration, and government funding that ...

In recent weeks, congressional hearings targeting bloggers and social media personalities have raised deep concerns – not just about decorum, but about democracy itself. While some may find the ...

In 1977, American Nazis fought for the right to march in Skokie, Illinois—a town filled with Holocaust survivors—and won. Nearly fifty years later, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for jokes ...

The America First human rights focus is primarily based on protecting freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of thought and conscience, and freedom of expression, as well as respect for ...

At the end of World War II, the U.S. and its allies made a compelling case that protecting and promoting human rights is not ...

Human rights watchdogs in Malaysia have recently seen a series of legislative and regulatory successes that have observers optimistic about the future of free speech and civil protections in the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, Korea. Human rights issues—from equal treatment for ...