Catholic leaders have spoken out against a drug war that has left thousands dead, and the Philippines' new president is... Read more
Emma and Isabella are suing their mother, Sofia Vergara, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post. Read more
A doctor in the Netherlands performed euthanasia on a 41 year-old father of two who claimed his alcoholism had made... Read more
China’s “utterly disgraceful” human rights record is not just bad, it’s getting worse every year, a new Congressional report has... Read more
In late July, the worst mass killing in Japan since World War II left 19 people dead and 26 people... Read more
There are severe ethical shortcomings in a British doctor's proposal to help unconscious patients die so their organs can be... Read more
As the U.S. lifted its decades-long arms embargo with Vietnam during President Barack Obama’s visit there, human rights advocates argued... Read more
The Parliament of Canada has until June 6 to consider Bill C-14, controversial legislation that, if passed, would legalize euthanasia... Read more
As the U.S. treasury announces the legendary Harriet Tubman as the new face of the 20 dollar bill, she also... Read more
In a region fraught with political, ethnic and religious divisions, the Central African Republic's motto of “Unity, Dignity, and Work”... Read more
Europe’s leading human rights body passed a resolution on Wednesday calling ISIS atrocities a “genocide,” a week before the European... Read more
The dark nature of abortion and choice come into sharp relief when considering the human rights abuses which result from... Read more
As the world observes Human Rights Day, advocates have turned their focus to China for its egregious abuses, particularly the... Read more
No longer relegated to mere science-fiction, robots – built to kill people – play an increasing role in fighting terrorism... Read more
Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night by a dark figure in your room. He presses a... Read more
Two Venezuelans on a hunger strike came to Rome ahead of Pope Francis' scheduled meeting with their president, asking the... Read more
Even though it ended seventy years ago, the Holocaust still gives a stark and relevant warning on dehumanization and persecution... Read more
On International Human Rights Day, advocates drew attention to prisoners of conscience around the world who are being detained for... Read more
Beatings. Sleep deprivation. Death by hypothermia. Isolation. A Senate report released Tuesday exposed a dark underbelly of the CIA’s Detention... Read more
Speaking to journalists in-flight on his way back from Strasbourg, Pope Francis touched on dialogue with extremist terrorists – saying... Read more