The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has traditionally maintained that freedom of expression safeguards speech that may "offend, shock or disturb." However, its stance on hate speech is not in ...

South Korea will co-sponsor an annual UN resolution that raises concerns over North Korea’s human rights situation, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, defying some expectations that Seoul might ...

In this post I look at my book's key findings on the effects of hate speech and the controversies surrounding its regulation. This analysis lays out the groundwork for understanding both the harms ...

International human rights law lays down the obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of ...

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres affirmed that the Doha Political Declaration serves as a 'booster ...

GENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that donor cuts to his office would weaken global accountability efforts and be a comfort to dictators and authoritarians. In an ...

At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Thursday, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated that the procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Human Rights Watch said in its submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Monday that UN member states should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights ...

European officials concerned over erosion of shared democratic values France's Barrot at Harvard warns of slide to dictatorship Trump criticizes Europe's immigration and energy policies at UN UNITED ...

The U.N. needs U.S. engagement and strong American leadership. And the United States needs an effective United Nations, the ...