The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a landmark document outlining the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to all people, everywhere. Adopted by the United Nations on December ...

That assertion is offensive, dangerous, and wrong. For starters, the flagship human rights instrument is the UN’s Universal ...

The United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN ...

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Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates international human rights standards that call for mental health treatment ...

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The 29th Session of the General Conference adopted the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights, unanimously and by acclamation, on 11 November 1997. By Resolution 29 C/I7 entitled ...