Human Rights

The departures of France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Telenor have left the military regime with more money and control.

The organization has been criticized aplenty this week. Its missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Venezuela could be a silver lining.

Many of his domestic policy priorities align with the global campaign.

Leading lawmaker calls on Biden to address Zimbabwe’s “dire” authoritarian turn after the incident.

Volker Türk lacks the temperament to be the United Nations human rights chief.

Will a monarch known for voicing his personal views apologize for Britain’s crimes in Africa?

International funding for refugees falls short despite a new spike in Venezuelans fleeing their country.

Two recent books chronicle how the United States turned its back on Afghanistan and pitched the country into chaos.

A nearly $1 billion U.S. arms sale to the country will promote further violence.

The U.S. secretary of state is urging Kigali, Kinshasa, and others to stop backing militias in the region—but a lasting peace deal remains elusive.

Even wealthier countries are regressing.

The country’s military violates human rights with impunity—and gets a pass in Washington.

A year after the Taliban takeover, women took to the streets defiantly to demand bread, work, and freedom.

As Biden’s Saudi visit showed, state-to-state shaming isn’t the only way to shift the calculus of authoritarian rulers who abuse their citizens.

The Tagalog word eludes Western concepts of gender and sexuality—and offers a window into LGBTQ+ Filipinos’ quest for acceptance.

A new Amnesty report lays out the Taliban playbook for erasing half the population: electrocutions, beatings, detentions, and disappearances.

Human rights and humanitarian NGOs should pay attention to Kyiv’s sex-selective martial law.

For too long, Washington has sacrificed its principles to appease the kingdom—and gotten almost nothing in return.