Human Rights

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration should listen to activists on the ground.

Increased economic inequality has only added to widespread discontent.

Six years after Washington gave $5 million to set up a war crimes court, nothing has happened.

Washington should refuse a security waiver and block $300 million in military assistance to Egypt until Cairo cleans up its act on human rights.

America’s greatest success story in Africa has degenerated into its biggest failure.

Egypt is again proving useful to the United States—for now.

Too many Latin American countries are stuck in a cycle of protest and reaction.

Russia’s blockage of aid deliveries threatens to make Syria’s humanitarian disaster the worst it’s been since the war began.

In a new global survey, respondents overwhelmingly supported freedom of expression—for anyone they agree with.

As relations between the West and Belarus crash, the U.S. envoy is barred from entering the country.

Government efforts to force the birth rate up are met with stubborn resistance.

The military regime’s neighbors resist sanctions, fearing it would divide regional powers.

The United States lags behind many other countries in making up for its abusive past. Here’s why—and how to fix it.

Email phishing attacks aren’t unusual, but the new breach shows Russia isn’t letting up.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s brazen air piracy and increasing closeness to the Kremlin demand a response, but Washington’s next move isn’t obvious.

A new directive comes while the United States commemorates the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.

Snatching a dissident off a European Union-flagged carrier headed to another EU country opens a dangerous door.

Moscow’s facial recognition networks are quietly reliant on U.S. components—a headache for companies and policymakers alike.

Imposing visa restrictions on officials signals the start of a major U.S. policy shift.

The U.S. president outlined big promises on human rights reforms. Critics say he’s already breaking them in Africa.