List of Human Rights articles
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks with the media upon her arrival for a European Union summit in Brussels on March 23. Finland Is Less Progressive Than It Seems
A debate over Indigenous issues has empowered the country’s nativist right ahead of a critical election.
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Palestinian militants fire into the air during the funeral for Lions’ Den senior member Tamer al-Kilani in Nablus, West Bank, on Oct. 23, 2022. The Lions’ Den militant group has emerged in the area in recent months. The New Palestinian Resistance
Young militants are ditching old-style factionalism to fight Israel’s occupation.
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A person wears a light blue mask. A hand in the colors of the Chinese flag is painted over the mouth. Why Doesn’t the World Care More About the Uyghurs?
How Xinjiang fell by the wayside.
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Children at a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by earthquakes Turkey’s Xenophobic Turn Targets Stateless Syrians
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to repatriate refugees ahead of an election he desperately wants to win.
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Taliban clerical students attend a class at an Islamic school in Kandahar on Feb. 8. Keep Talking to the Taliban
Shaming and shunning won’t make life better for Afghans.
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Kurdish military officers take part in a graduation ceremony in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on Jan. 15. Iraqi Kurdistan’s House of Cards Is Collapsing
The region once seemed a bright spot in the disorder unleashed by U.S. regime change. Today, things look bleak.
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An illustration of Nury Turkel, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom The Witness
Why is global outrage about the Uyghur genocide muted? Human rights advocate Nury Turkel has some ideas.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is seen before a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 12. Ethiopia Is Not Ready for Transitional Justice
Washington should not engage with the country’s government unless it pursues accountability for war crimes.
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A dove flies to its nest in Cundinamarca, Colombia, on Jan. 31, 2016. When Transitional Justice Falls Short
The abrupt end of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia and the ongoing proceedings in Colombia show how the process doesn’t always serve the victims.
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A wounded soldier holds his head. ‘Killing Was a Game for Russians’
The war in Ukraine is a year old. Here are the stories of some who have survived.
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An Israeli soldier prepares an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle for deployment near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Aug. 21, 2020, as part of a monitoring operation in the area. What the Rise of Drone Warfare Means for Palestinians
Whether armed or not, drones function as a form of psychological terror for those living underneath them.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 8, 2022. Is Turkey a Crucial or Corrosive NATO Ally?
Erdogan’s foot-dragging on Sweden and Finland is causing headaches for Western leaders.
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Sudanese citizens hold banners and flags as they walk to the Presidential Palace on the 4th anniversary of the Sudanese Revolution in Khartoum, Sudan on Dec. 19, 2022. Ukraine Shows What Unity on Human Rights Can Achieve
Governments must not limit their moral outrage to situations that serve their short-term interests.
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An illustration shows icons for social media platforms Mastodon, Koo, and Post falling over a descending Twitter bird icon. Après Twitter, the Deluge?
The social network is global, but what comes next may not be.
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The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the United Nations. How an Unusual Coalition Outfoxed China and Russia at the U.N.
The United Nations, thanks to a clever procedural revolt by small countries, is finally moving to close one of its last gaps on international law.
