Jul 08 UN rights chief 'appalled' by conditions in U.S. for migrants By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that children should never be held in immigration detention facilities or separated from their families. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Secretary of State Pompeo unveils creation of human rights commission By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The commission is part of the Trump administration's review the role of human rights in American foreign policy and is expected to elevate concerns about religious freedom and abortion. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 8:11 Why this female Saudi activist has been losing hope for her country's future Manal al-Sharif inspired Saudi Arabian women to defy their country's ban on female drivers by posting a video of herself behind the wheel. The act saw her jailed but was ultimately influential in the 2018 lifting of the ban. Now… Continue watching
Apr 03 Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery By Annabelle Liang, Associated Press The move has triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation's shores. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: State Department highlights Khashoggi killing in human rights report The State Department annual global human rights report said the columnist was killed by agents of the kingdom while he was inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. But it drew no conclusion as to who was responsible, despite the belief… Continue reading
Jan 02 Brazil's Bolsonaro targets indigenous groups, LGBTQ rights on 1st day as president By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders on Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in the first hours of his administration. Continue reading
Dec 13 Barack Obama receives Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award at NYC gala By Sabrina Caserta, Associated Press "I'm not sure if you've heard, but I've been on this hope kick for a while now. Even ran a couple of campaigns on it. Thank you for officially validating my hope credentials," Obama said during his remarks. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 6:11 Yemen's war must end to address starvation, UN food aid chief says In Yemen, 10,000 are estimated to have been killed in the war that's been raging for three and a half years. But millions are suffering from an acute hunger crisis and the United Nations warns that Yemen is on the… Continue watching
Oct 18 Analysis: With Trump's 'America First' policy, where do human rights rank? By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump has shown no interest in calling out the kingdom over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi — or calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin on assassinations or North Korea's Kim Jong Un on political prisoners. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 8:37 Architects designing for prisons confront ethical questions By PBS News Hour The number of prisons in the U.S. has exploded from nearly 500 in the 1970s to almost 2,000 today, becoming a source of business for the architects who design them. But some in the profession are urging fellow architects to… Continue watching