Today, Human Rights First released our annual Democracy Watch Report. The report’s findings are drawn from our legislative ...

Let us not delude ourselves. Human rights and democracy which have been intertwined in the U.S. since its independence in 1776 — or for sure since the federal government was started in 1789 — are ...

Our country is facing a grave threat as those in power leverage bias and disinformation to push rights-restricting ...

On Feb. 18, a panel discussion was held in the Konover Auditorium titled “U.S. Democracy & Human Rights at a Crossroads.” Kathryn Libal, director of the Gladstein Human Rights Institute, was the first ...

The Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM) is composed of representatives from all member states of the Council of Europe. These representatives are officially nominated by their respective ...

If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside Animal Farm. They’re the kind of books ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is eliminating his department’s main bureau focused on democracy and human rights as part of a reorganization of the agency’s operations announced Tuesday. Rubio said ...

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the signing ceremony for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the Oval ...

Democracy is the bedrock of a free and fair society. The Council of Europe, with its 46 member states, is dedicated to protecting and promoting democratic values across Europe ...

American children are taught that democracy is the best form of government. I remember teachers saying that popularly elected governments are the “natural” endpoint of all societies. But is this true?

If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of “1984.” I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside “Animal Farm.” They’re the kind of books ...