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Human Rights Watch submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on democracy and human rights in ...

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 ...

Only 3.5% of the world's population enjoy unrestricted civil rights and liberties, according to data from international civil society organizations published on Monday. The Atlas of Civil Society, ...

We urge special counsel Cho Eun-suk to reconsider seeking the death penalty against former President Yoon prior to the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming democracy and human rights across the globe at an unprecedented pace. Yet, it is governments and the private sector that dominate the conversation on AI, ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing our society and economy. A new study shows that the majority of people believe that artificial intelligence is displacing more human labour than it is ...

The Trump administration seems intent on undermining America’s ability to make human rights a significant element of its foreign policy. As evidence of that, consider its plan to dramatically reduce ...

While I write this column, I see Melissa Hortman’s face looking down at me. Literally. She always is, every time I sit down to write. I have a photo from 2019 taken at the Minnesota House, where I’d ...

The family of Oswaldo Payá receives NED’s 2025 Democracy Service Medal awarded to the late Cuban opposition leader. Nora Gámez Torres Miami Herald Washington, DC. To mark another anniversary of the ...

The rule of law is not a theoretical concept; it is the lifeblood of democracy, development, and human dignity. Without it, elections are hollow, economic growth is fragile, and human development is ...