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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

This piece is part of the series A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, which outlines WOLA’s priorities for ...

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 ...

Campaigners have warned that a lack of accommodation is putting lives at risk with more and more people forced to sleep rough ...