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America Together February 10, 2021

Rosa Parks: What to know about the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'

Rosa Parks took a historic stand against racial segregation when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala. on Dec. 1, 1955. 

OPINION February 8, 2021

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Women's rights under attack – here's why Europe has changed so dramatically

I never thought that native-born European women would come to experience the kind of sexual harassment that I knew only too well.  

China February 3, 2021

Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China.

Russia February 2, 2021

Putin critic Navalny defiant during prison sentencing

He stood straight and smiled, silently interacting with people as he waited for his sentence to be read in a Moscow court Tuesday evening. He made the sign of a heart with his hands several times, presumably for his wife of 20 years, Yulia, who sat in the courtroom dressed in red. 

OPINION January 27, 2021

Gutfeld on President Biden pushing racial equity over equality

Tuesday, President Biden signed four executive actions based on racial equity...

UNITED NATIONS January 26, 2021

Haley says Biden rejoining UN Human Rights Council would 'fly in the face' of rights push

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday warned that a potential move by President Biden to rejoin the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council would "fly in the face" of the fight for human rights.

Iran January 10, 2021

Iran to execute 2nd wrestler, sparking outrage from US State Department

A top U.S. State Department official came out swinging on Sunday against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s plan to execute an additional wrestler.

Human Rights January 6, 2021

Trump signs anti-female genital mutilation law that increases punishment of perpetrators

A new law that its backers called a pivotal step in protecting vulnerable young women and girls across the United States from the "barbaric and medically unnecessary procedure" of female genital mutilation was signed into law by President Trump on Thursday.

CRIME January 6, 2021

Death row inmate Lisa Montgomery appeals to Trump to stop pending execution

With less than a week to go before her scheduled execution at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Jan. 12, attorneys for Lisa Montgomery are pleading with President Trump to agree to her clemency petition and save her life.

China December 22, 2020

Is the ICC corrupted by China?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected to open an investigation into the mounting allegations of genocide against the Uighur Muslims in China, meaning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a free hand to continue what it deems "re-education" camps – for now. 

OPINION December 20, 2020

Liberty Vittert: US must end imports of Chinese products made with slave labor and protect oppressed Uighurs

Iconic companies are reportedly using slave labor in their Chinese factories, in a horrific violation of human rights — making a mockery of their carefully crafted images as socially conscious.