Oct. 1 (UPI) --North Korea remains one of the world's most repressive regimes, systematically violating the rights of its 26 million people. For decades, U.S. and allied policy has focused primarily ...

Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo (second from right) talks to troops during recovery efforts following Typhoon Gaemi, July 26, 2024. Credit: Military News Agency, Ministry of National Defense, ...

Democratic backsliding, shifting geopolitics and competing priorities have made it harder for Europeans to promote human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet the stability and prosperity of ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...

Governments attending the Africa-CARICOM Summit should closely work with civil society and affected communities to develop a human rights-based approach to reparations, Human Rights Watch said today.

Launch of a major new guidance document on conservation and human rights at CBD COP16 on Tuesday 29 October 2024. The guidance supports the transition to human rights-based conservation, as outlined ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems and empower local and Indigenous communities to demand ...