Human Rights

Something terrible is happening in Xinjiang.

U.S. and U.N. diplomats overlooked atrocity amid hopes of democracy.

Around 1 million Uighurs have disappeared without trial. Worse may come.

How changing military strategy may have led to misconduct.

By giving in on aid, Washington just lost its leverage in Cairo.

Michelle Bachelet has just been tapped as the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights—but her predecessor’s experience should make her wary.

Saudi Arabia has started a crisis with Canada because it doesn't want to admit its own failings.

“Under Caesar’s Sword,” a new book on the repression of Christians, sheds light on issues that officials from around the world have gathered in Washington to discuss.

Even Beijing admitted the Nobel laureate's widow had committed no crime.

Trump’s summit with Putin risks tarnishing a legacy of Republican moral leadership.

Post-1945, post-1968, and post-1989 Europe are all different — and none of them make sense anymore.

The policy also makes it harder for law enforcement to investigate traffickers.

Generals of an army accused of genocide have started putting troops in the dock, and it’s not because they care about human rights.

As the United States retreats from the world, Moscow and Beijing seek to gut U.N. programs, cut staff.

Rights group says app was widely used by businesses and even government offices.

I was sent to a camp at just 5 years old — but even then, they didn't separate children from families.

The firms profiting from China's rights abuses are often backed by Western investors.

The State Department says it will address rights issues at other venues.

The United States has a moral responsibility and pragmatic imperative to keep rights violations on the table at the Singapore summit.

Some diplomats fear the United States might now exit the council.