Although U.S. President Donald Trump has said little or nothing in public about defending human rights and freedoms abroad, both of his administrations have taken steps to reform the way that the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of ...

In 2022, governments around the world committed to protect 30% of the entire planet by 2030, nearly doubling the current coverage. They also agreed to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples, whose ...

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

Countries enforcing race or gender diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies will now be at risk of the Trump administration deeming them as infringing on human rights. The State Department is ...

Today, CEOs must prioritize human rights. From wages to working conditions, human rights issues can’t be cast as a philanthropic effort anymore. That’s because a growing global regulatory regime is ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during his US presidency and long afterward. Carter created a foreign policy agenda ...

Cllr. Dempster Brown, Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), has stressed that embedding human rights into the professional standards of Liberia's security sector ...

One often hears the catchphrase, “human rights” matter more than “property rights.” That is wrong. Property rights are human rights, and undermining property rights threatens other fundamental human ...

Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights, Anis Hidayah, has stressed that human rights values and principles ...

The motto of the United Nations is “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet”. Clearly the present state of the planet is in direct contrast to the UN's motto. The saddest and most disturbing ...