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Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and territories it analyzed – a new record. When Pew began releasing reports on the issue in 2007,…

French company Decathlon, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, on Thursday defended its human rights record after reports it had benefited from forced labor in China.

President Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council and halts funding for Palestinian refugee agency over bias concerns.

This moral failure and sends a clear message – the government prioritizes deterrence over dignity and cruelty over compassion

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

Facility has been accused of inhumane conditions, torture, and arbitrary detention

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.

Human rights groups alarmed as Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, meets with Nayib Bukele during overseas trip

Journalist was cross-examined for five gruelling hours over two days, recounting heavier drinking habits and tearful conversations