Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris — laying one of the foundation stones of the international order ...

With the creation of United Nations (U.N.), the international community vowed to never again allow atrocities like those of World War II happen again. World leaders decided to complement the U.N.

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. December 10 marked the United Nations Human Rights Day, a day ...

DALLAS — Before Travis Skyers takes any stage, he has a routine. “A mantra that my mom taught me is what three things that can no longer be hidden. The sun, the moon and the truth,” said Skyers, a ...

We hear a lot about human rights, but what are they? Well, first of all, they're an idea: the idea that we are all born with the same rights and freedoms, as human beings. The idea was written down ...

This month, we mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). History may not exactly repeat itself, but it does have an odd tendency to create striking ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly following World War II and the Holocaust, was meant to eternalize the solemn vow “Never Again.” It was ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

I believe in the cause of universal human rights. The presentation was far-ranging, moving from basic trauma theory, to a discussion of dissociation as a response to distress, moral injury (more on ...

I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...