Human Rights

2018 HRC Awards Honor Two Global Human Rights Activists

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented awards from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security to (from…

6 years ago

White Paper on Human Rights Violations in U.S. in 2017 Issued in DPRK

Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Institute of International Studies Tuesday released the "White Paper on Human Rights Violations…

6 years ago

In 2014, Six Iranians Arrested for this Video Dancing to “Happy”

From 2014: Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy have been sentenced to…

6 years ago

Iran: at least 1,000 detained protesters at risk of torture; Amnesty International

Photo: Protests have spread rapidly across the country since late December © Getty Images via Amnesty International.  See also: https://skepticreview.com/2018/01/02/iconic-photo-woman-freeing-hijab-becomes-symbol-iran-protests/…

6 years ago

Religious Freedom Act Violations: Annual Designation by US State Dept. Released

Today, the Department of State announces that the Secretary of State re-designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi…

6 years ago

Sex Slavery/Comfort Woman Issue May Be Reopened Between Japan & South Korea

Photo: Japan was highly offended when a "Comfort Woman" was introduced to President Donald Trump at the South Korean State…

6 years ago

Stand up for Human Rights-United Nations Invites Your Participation Here

Universal Declaration of Human Rights  Multilingual Video Collection Stand up for Human Rights - Add Your Voice! In the lead-up…

6 years ago

Resolution on Human Rights in the DPRK, co-tabled by Japan & European Union (EU)

Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the…

6 years ago

North Korean Defector: Return DPRK to State Sponsored Terrorism List

Thae Yong-Ho, Photo Courtesy Zhang Wei, Voice of America. On November 2, 2017 House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce…

6 years ago

North Korea: Killings, torture, arbitrary detention, rape, forced abortions: Human Rights Report

This report continues to shine a spotlight on the serious human rights abuses committed by the Government of North Korea,…

7 years ago