Partha Konwar is Associate Project Officer (Communications) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold ...

As part of its campaign of suppression, Tehran has arrested people in mass, detaining individuals in unofficial facilities where they cannot communicate with the outside world.

July 30 (UPI) --A group of young, professional North Korean escapees has been pushing for a change in U.S. policy toward North Korea in meetings with officials and policy experts in Washington, D.C., ...

President Trump’s unconventional address to the United Nations General Assembly last week was short on specifics, but his administration’s recent actions have changed America’s human rights policy in ...

*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...

The world is overflowing with data points, statistics, and content. When it comes to pressing issues of human rights, how can we organize this information to be clear, accurate, and accessible? That’s ...

The Kazakhstan Constitutional Commission’s proposed amendments to the country’s constitution would severely weaken checks on ...

Transparency isn’t a technical detail or a marketing choice – it’s the foundation that makes other rights possible: fairness, privacy, equality, and the ability to challenge decisions. When AI systems ...

GRAND FORKS — Dalton Erickson, recently named the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition's executive director, looks forward to building connections between organizations across the state and giving them ...

IHR’s Community Engagement Program is dedicated to developing and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships with community partners in all areas of IHR’s engagement. Our goal is to elevate the ...