Although U.S. President Donald Trump has said little or nothing in public about defending human rights and freedoms abroad, both of his administrations have taken steps to reform the way that the ...

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of ...

In 2022, governments around the world committed to protect 30% of the entire planet by 2030, nearly doubling the current coverage. They also agreed to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples, whose ...

As regulatory expectations rise and supply chains become more complex, businesses are under increasing pressure to identify, prevent and address human rights risks with greater speed and clarity.

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across economies and workplaces, the conversation about what it means to deploy AI with human rights considerations in mind is changing. Three key shifts ...

One often hears the catchphrase, “human rights” matter more than “property rights.” That is wrong. Property rights are human rights, and undermining property rights threatens other fundamental human ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during his US presidency and long afterward. Carter created a foreign policy agenda ...

Human Rights Day 2025 will be marked on 10 December, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948. This year, Human Rights Day 2025 is being ...

The motto of the United Nations is “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet”. Clearly the present state of the planet is in direct contrast to the UN's motto. The saddest and most disturbing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten ...