Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador from the U.S. may face long or indefinite detention in a prison system known ...

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...

Several Long Island fire departments reached state settlements after being accused of displaying Confederate flags and ...

We need to hold ourselves and our leaders accountable on promises to fulfill human rights abroad, and encourage them to do so ...

Teaching world history often feels like trying to pour the ocean into a teacup. Its vast scope and complexity can overwhelm both students and educators, reducing the subject to a fragmented parade of ...

Human Rights Watch's Carine Kaneza Nantulya discusses what’s happening in the United States and how people can band together ...

The United Nations process for evaluating national human rights records is long and complex, but offers valuable material for ...

For years, the DPRK government has sought to maintain effectively a black hole of information for the population, restricting ...

Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include ...

Three Long Island fire departments settle over Confederate flag displays and discrimination, agree to fines and human rights ...

The Trump administration’s engagement with Russian President Vladimir Putin should prioritize the release of detained ...

"The unique nature of each human embryo means that an equal division cannot conveniently be made," writes a Virginia judge.