Human Rights Abuses in Bukele’s El Salvador Demand Sanctions

November 7, 2023

By Amanda Strayer and Suchita Uppal

In the 19 months since March 27, 2022, when El Salvador’s government declared…

Ukraine Medics Defy Missiles and Mud to Bring Aid to Civilians on Front Lines

November 6, 2023

By Brian Dooley

Three times a week a team of medics leaves Kharkiv City in Ukraine to make the dangerous trip…

The U.S. Needs a Human Rights Institute to Reform the International System

October 26, 2023

About half the countries in the world have some form of National Human Rights Institute (NHRI), which are meant to promote and implement international…

Past Promises Ring Hollow for Ethnic Armenians in Artsakh

October 19, 2023

By Gayane Matevosyan

Nearly the entire ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh – known to Armenians as the Republic of Artsakh – has…

Impact of Polish election on asylum seekers and rights defenders

October 13, 2023

By Maya Fernandez-Powell

Poland is gearing up for its parliamentary election set for October 15. The results could have major consequences…

As UAE Waffles on Human Rights, U.S. Congress Must Act

October 6, 2023

By Brian Dooley

This week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a U.S. military ally and a brutal dictatorship — responded

Belfast Judge Offers Hope to Springhill/Westrock Families Seeking Truth Before Deadline

September 15, 2023

By Brian Dooley

I was in court today in Belfast with families of five people killed in 1972 by British soldiers in…

Anti-Trans Politics in the United States

September 12, 2023

By Seven Murphy-DeYoung

Summer 2023 Communications Intern

While working towards my undergraduate degree in San Francisco in 2023, conservative activist groups spent much…