Human rights

Our fundamental freedoms will always be filtered through the goals and desires of people in power.

The leaders of democratic countries who have not wavered in supporting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would do well to question why the country's best minds continue to languish in prison with no end in sight.

"China's influence in the U.N. and other international institutions are diminishing because of its gross violations," a human rights expert told Newsweek.

To Americans, I will say only one thing: By helping Ukraine, you are doing a great thing.

U.S. leaders will not fix the country's child labor problem unless they commit to protecting all children from exploitative and hazardous work, including those working on farms.

I've witnessed first-hand that women in war zones are absolutely vulnerable.

Russia shows no intention of returning thousands of deported Ukrainian children and appears unmoved by moral appeals and legal threats from Western nations and international institutions. Who can help bring these children home?

The United Arab Emirates has no moral standing to host global negotiations on the effect of climate change on the human condition when they care so little for either at home.

A model for how to deal with the Iranian regime is already in place.

"Schools seem to have been deliberately targeted throughout Ukraine...it's a direct threat to children," Irwin Redlener, co-founder of UCAP, told Newsweek.

The ultimate goal in pursuing a path out of genocide must be to create the conditions conducive to safe, voluntary, and sustainable return of Rohingya to their homeland in Myanmar.

It is imperative that the sovereign right of El Salvador to advance not only the right to life, but also the best possible support for mothers and families, be upheld.

Ukraine recently reiterated its commitment to take back Crimea, which was violently and illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.

Head of the RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, suggested that Russia could use a nuclear weapon if the Russian leader was arrested.

The alleged war crimes were committed during the five-day Russia-Georgia war.

Meghan Markle was seen hugging Prince Harry after he received a text message from Prince William during their Netflix documentary.

Beijing's heavy-handed tactics in Xinjiang are well known; less so is its "boiling the frog" approach to Tibet, experts say.

Given the impact of our lives on Earth's ecology, including the way we are exacerbating the climate crisis every day, it is clear that we are set to kill many people—millions or more—in the future. The very wealthy, who are most responsible for the climate crisis, are the only ones who stand to benefit from this situation.

American intervention on the basis of "human rights" tends to leave our nation poorer and the rights-deprived nation in ruins.

Resist, for every single queer person who is unable to stand in the fight with us.

Women matter. Their autonomy matters. Their futures matter.

Over 200 Americans are held in China, many without formal charges, according to the Dui Hua Foundation. The Chinese spy balloon has dashed their hopes of a resolution.

What is contradictory about the free speech ideology so central to online companies' business models is that the protections they receive do not pass through to the individual.

One expert told Newsweek that China could be the ultimate litmus test for whether Russia remains on the U.N. Security Council.

Together, we can help those in need.

'This is the press freedom case of the century... If we want an open and accountable democracy, where you can expose corruption and criminality...Julian has to be free.'

The struggle for democracy in Iran may take years, even decades.

Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday blamed Russia and President Vladimir Putin for "murderous" carnage.

We ask for everyone to take notice of autocratic regimes attacking Armenians with impunity.

Siddharth Kara discusses his book, "Cobalt Red," the geopolitical implications for Chinese domination of cobalt mining, what companies should do to address the conditions of the miners and much more.