A lawsuit against Washington state's child welfare department alleges the agency flouts its duty to protect the best interest ...

Parental rights have emerged as a central battleground in the culture wars, debated in school board meetings, courtrooms and legislative chambers across the country. As conflicts intensify over what ...

Embattled advisory group for a federal civil rights agency is suggesting sweeping reforms to how New York conducts investigations into child safety. The New York Advisory Committee to the U.S.

More children reported to child welfare investigators are remaining with their families or being placed with relatives ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed another batch of bills into law aimed at protecting voter rights, strengthening the state's ...

Independent producer Uday Jhunjhunwala has unveiled the establishment of a fund, fiscally sponsored by Desipina Productions, for film, theater, prose and poetry projects centered on international ...

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...