Reminiscent of 1934, when citizens of the West ignored Hitler's treatment of Jews, society today overlooks the current regimes' assault on Julian Assange.

Dec 5, 2010 - Frank W. Hardy

International law prohibits human rights abuses. However, human rights have been so politicized human rights abuses are virtually ignored.

Sep 4, 2010 - Edmund Kwaw

Protecting the environment shouldn't be treated like a noble pipe-dream, but a fundamental human rights concern.

Aug 14, 2007 - Randy Walden

December 10th, 2011 was a day to defend human rights as thousands of people in eighty countries joined Amnesty International's Write for Rights.

Dec 12, 2011 - Susan Huebert

This article presents a clear and concise overview of the bodies and institutions responsible for human rights at the United Nations.

Jul 7, 2011 - Camilla Barker

In a romantic and sexual dyad, not only does familiarity breed contempt, it can also lead to abuse. What rights do people have in intimate relationships?

Nov 23, 2010 - Leann Zarah

Indigenous peoples are still being denied their human rights under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples according to United Nations expert.

Aug 18, 2010 - Sara Dzregah

At the Human Rights Film Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a film called Grand Rapids showed some of the effects that development projects can have on people.

Mar 29, 2011 - Susan Huebert

Recent changes in felon disenfranchisement laws in Florida may have an impact on the next election.

Jul 25, 2007 - Melanie S. Pinkert

The New Year's Day shooting death of Oscar Grant in an Oakland BART subway station has raised countless issues regarding citizen rights and the police.

Jan 7, 2009 - Khadijah Ali-Coleman

A government with its political base in oil-producing provinces is reluctant to get serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Dec 3, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Zimbabwe's human rights abuses continue unabated despite the two year old Government of National Unity formed in 2008.

Jan 30, 2011 - Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Arab Spring brought forth dynamic changes to the Middle East especially in the countries of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain.

Dec 29, 2011 - Julio Hernandez

Someone needs to take the lead, but who is in a position to produce the change we need without placing additional tax burdens on the American people?

Nov 4, 2010 - Dave Gaffney

Britain's Supreme Court has decided that placing a sex offender on the register for life, with no chance to apply for removal, breaches their human rights.

Apr 22, 2010 - Arthur Weinreb

Emerging from the conformist 1950s, the 1960s burst onto the scene with a generation yearning for change, and Berkeley was just the place to make it happen.

Jun 5, 2010 - Barbara DeGrande