List of Human Rights articles
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Then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden listens to a story. The Meaning of Biden’s ‘America First’ Doctrine
The U.S. president cares about the well-being of the world. But he cares about Americans’ well-being more.
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Chinese fishers next to a photovoltaic power station The United States Can Cast Light on China’s Shadowy Solar Industry
Opaque practices make it difficult to trace human rights abuses.
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An Egyptian policeman patrols watch towers at Tora Prison on the southern outskirts of Cairo on Feb. 11, 2020. Sisi Is Leaving the Sick to Suffer in Egypt’s Prisons
The Egyptian government has deliberately let a former presidential candidate languish behind bars without proper medical care.
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A U.S. soldier points his gun toward an Afghan passenger Biden’s Democracy Agenda Just Died an Ugly Death in Kabul
The fall of Afghanistan reveals hard truths about U.S. human rights talks.
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks in Khartoum during a trip to East Africa. Why Did Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Rebuff Samantha Power?
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development was seeking greater access for aid workers in Tigray.
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A construction site for a Turkish prison complex ‘We Fell Off the Face of the Earth’
Opposition politicians are disappearing into Turkey’s massive new prison system.
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A statue of Mao Zedong Ideological Competition With China Is Inevitable—Like It or Not
Beijing recognizes promoting human rights and democracy is an ideological challenge. So should Washington.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses the U.N. Security Council from her office in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sept. 4, 2020. Belarus’s Unlikely New Leader
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya didn’t set out to challenge a brutal dictatorship.
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Cuban activists and supporters rally outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 27. Don’t Let Cuba’s Protest Momentum Evaporate
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration should listen to activists on the ground.
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People protest the Brazilian president. The Pandemic’s Legacy Will Spur New Protests in Latin America
Increased economic inequality has only added to widespread discontent.
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Trainee soldiers attend a reconciliation program in South Sudan. U.S. Quietly Gives Up on South Sudan War Crimes Court
Six years after Washington gave $5 million to set up a war crimes court, nothing has happened.
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U.S. Secretary of State meets with Egyptian president. It’s Time for Biden to Get Tough on Sisi
Washington should refuse a security waiver and block $300 million in military assistance to Egypt until Cairo cleans up its act on human rights.
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Salva Kiir, then-acting president of the government of Southern Sudan Succession in South Sudan
America’s greatest success story in Africa has degenerated into its biggest failure.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives at United Nations. How Sisi Beat Biden’s Human Rights Policy
Egypt is again proving useful to the United States—for now.
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Chilean cyclists participate in a protest against Sebastian Piñera's government in Santiago on Nov. 24, 2019. Chile Offers a Blueprint for Effectively Channeling Outrage
Too many Latin American countries are stuck in a cycle of protest and reaction.
