Access to energy is a human right and a matter of life and death for those medically dependent on electricity.

As the United States abandons the liberal order, the international human rights movement must urgently adapt its strategies ...

Jean-Claude Vignoli is an activist, journalist, and author from Geneva, Switzerland. He is the cofounder of UPR Info, a human rights NGO, and author of Pour une poignée d'ivoire.

The cancellation of RightsCon 2026 demonstrates the growth of transnational repression and the fragility of the contemporary human rights ecosystem. Access Now, the organizer of RightsCon, later ...

From surveillance and algorithmic identification to the automation of justice systems and the rise of digital discrimination, the complex and evolving relationship between tech and human rights ...

Samuel Chu is an organizer and movement strategist focused on transnational repression, civic infrastructure, and democratic participation. He is the founder and president of The Campaign for Hong ...

Communications blackouts help human rights violators avoid accountability and hide the full scale of their violence.

Structural inaccessibility in India’s criminal justice system violates the rights of persons with disabilities.

The failure to effectively implement policy is a form of structural violence and a violation of human rights. In 2024, mothers aged 19 and under in Kenya gave birth to 125,019 babies—or more than one ...

For a human rights movement dedicated to exposing abuses, positive communication does not come naturally. But to make the case for human rights, we cannot rely on fear of a return to the dark past, we ...

Now is the time for Mexico to address the anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination that impact Black migrants in the country. In September 2019, African migrants who were ...