US skips human rights review by UN body as countries appeal for its return next year

The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member ...

US snubs UN meeting on its human rights record

A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling ...
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Guarding the Nation: The Balance Between Human Rights and America’s National Security

The very purpose of declared human rights is to remind governing powers and their legislature of our humanity. That is what ...
CNN

American comedians at Saudi festival draw backlash from human rights groups

A comedy festival in Saudi Arabia featuring high-profile American performers is drawing intense criticism from human rights advocates who say the star-studded event helps gloss over the kingdom’s ...
Human Rights Watch

Inter-American Court Says Countries Must Prevent Climate Harms

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an opinion on July 3, 2025, that countries must protect the climate system as part of their human rights obligations under the American Convention on ...
Los Angeles Times

A plan to take human rights off the table at the State Department

What a difference eight years makes. During President Trump’s first term, then-Sen. Marco Rubio pushed the president to expand his human rights diplomatic agenda. Rubio recognized that promoting human ...
The Michigan Daily

Pushing ‘human rights’ doesn’t make anyone a saint, especially presidents

When I first asked my parents about former President Jimmy Carter, I remember them telling me that “He was ahead of his time, but a lot of people didn’t understand what he was trying to do,” and “He ...