A human rights tribunal ruled, in stark contrast, that the little girls’ right to life had been violated. The tribunal saw clearly that the state should have done more to protect these children. But ...

It is the recognition of our human dignity that helps bind us together and calls us to care and concern for each other. Why then is it ignored? Among rights of the child, the right to life is the ...

Everyone has the right to life and liberty. Everyone has the right to freedom from fear. Everyone has the right to seek asylum from persecution. These human rights don’t change based on race, religion ...

The 'potential human being' argument gives the right to life to the unborn from the very ... a potential human being gives the foetus any rights. As a general rule we don't think that potential ...

In light of the worsening climate and environmental crises, leading human and environment rights experts are calling on the Council of Europe to recognize the right to a healthy environment. Currently ...

4) Realize people who work in human rights are just like everyone else – not always easy to get along with. We all share a ...

The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts. Differing U.S. and ...

Corporations that benefit from poverty should have a legal duty to mitigate the harm of poverty from which they benefit.

More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an ...

Reducing welfare payments in the name of fiscal savings directly undermines human rights protections meant to ensure dignity, equality, and security for all. When economic decisions neglect the ...

Concepts and Insights, 2nd Edition" by Robin Kundis Craig and Noah Hall examines the state of American water law, including the growing trend of states recognizing water access as a fundamental human ...

Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and the lead petitioner in the landmark 'right to privacy ...