The United Nations observed the International Day for People of African Descent on Sunday with leaders urging the global community to advance justice, dignity, and equality. Secretary-General ...

A US federal judge on Sunday ordered a temporary stop to Trump Administration plans to send more than 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. The emergency order, issued by US District Judge ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on modern slavery released a statement on Friday that highlighted how rampant forms of modern slavery continue to exist in Brazil, including exploitation of children and ...

The European Union (EU) urged the US government on Saturday to reverse its decision to block members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from obtaining visas. Kaja Kallas, High Representative for ...

Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Kenyan authorities to end the apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, the organization's Associate Africa Director, over his work documenting human rights ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a bill redrawing the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five US House seats held by ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday held that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) likely acted unlawfully when it tried to roll back Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for ...

A US federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Wisconsin state court judge's claim of judicial immunity, allowing criminal charges ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern on Tuesday over the sentencing of freelance journalist Aleh ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday strongly urged the US to immediately stop transferring immigrant detainees to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, warning that they face 'abusive and inhumane ...

UN human rights experts reaffirmed on Thursday that gender must remain central to the fight for equality and human rights worldwide. The statement was signed by UN special procedure mandate ...

The US Department of Education announced on Friday its determination that George Mason University (GMU) violated Title VI of ...