Courthouse News Service

International court says countries must protect human right to clean climate

A burned Lake Zumpango in the State of Mexico gone dry from drought, urbanization and water mismanagement. (William Savinar/Courthouse News) (CN) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights established ...
World Bank Group

Building Human Capital Where It Matters: Homes, Neighborhoods, and Workplaces

This report brings new evidence on how human capital is formed, showing that homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces play a ...
NPR

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, ...
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Recommendations to the EU on Partnership Agreements Negotiations with GCC Countries

Human Rights Watch (HRW) regrets that only 4000 characters are available for these consultations on 6 different GCC countries and agreements. The negotiations for bilateral partnership agreements (PAs ...
Reuters

US scales back human rights report; softens criticism of some Trump partner nations

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that ...
NPR

State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights

The State Department released its long-awaited reports on international human rights Tuesday, and they drastically reduce the types of government repression and abuse that the United States under ...
The New York Times

Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara ...