'We're in the era of the billionaire,' human rights expert says. Here's why wealth accumulation is accelerating
We’ve reached a new era now, we are in the era of the billionaire,” said Jenny Ricks, general secretary of the human rights ...
Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit
The Colorado high court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights group alleged the park's elephants ...
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Trump’s Executive Orders Threaten Broad Range of Human Rights
United States President Donald Trump, on his first day in office on January 20, 2025, issued numerous executive orders that ...
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How Biden Failed on Human Rights
Sarah Yager is Washington Director at Human Rights Watch. She worked on human rights under three U.S. presidents and from ...
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Human Rights First Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Initial Immigration Executive Actions
On the first day of the Trump-Vance Administration, the President issued a host of anti-immigrant and -refugee Executive Orders that undermine our national security, tarnish our global reputation, and ...
Human Rights Watch chief says Trump's return threatens freedoms
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of ...
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...
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UN Committee Said Ecuador, Nicaragua Violated Girls’ Rights
On Monday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued historic decisions finding that Ecuador and Nicaragua violated ...
Bernice King reacts to Sexyy Red’s apology for ‘distasteful’ MLK post: ‘I value you as a human’
Bernice King comes to Sexyy Red’s defense amid backlash surrounding the rapper’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day post. The family ...
Who really benefits from economic development? Experts say human rights needs to be priority
A new study by the University of Portsmouth calls for human rights to be at the heart of any economic development.
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue ...
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Madagascar’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
The human rights record of Madagascar will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review ...