Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch letter to the French Government on the definition of rape in the EU Directive on Violence Against Women

Human Rights Watch letter to the French Government on the definition of rape in the EU Directive on Violence Against Women To: Laurence Boone, Secretary of State for European Affairs Bérangère ...
New Republic

Marco Rubio’s State Department Redefines What It Calls “Human Rights”

The State Department under Marco Rubio seems to think little of human rights and seeks to change the term’s definition. NPR reports that the department will no longer include criticisms of poor prison ...
CNN

State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – ...
Human Rights Watch

A Hazard to Human Rights

Autonomous weapons systems present numerous risks to humanity, most of which infringe on fundamental obligations and principles of international human rights law. Such systems select and engage ...
Aclu.org

The U.S. Touts Itself as a Global Leader in Human Rights. A New U.N. Report Says Otherwise.

Earlier this month, the United Nations Human Rights Committee delivered a searing report highlighting the U.S. government’s failure to meet its human rights obligations under the International ...