The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

WASHINGTON -- Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act ...

Beyond hosting COP, Brazil must act to protect the climate and those who defend it As it prepares to host the next round of UN climate talks in November, the environment – and frontline ...

Barack Obama responds to Donald Trump's Russia "treason" threats American nuclear weapons return to British soil Prince William and Harry’s cousin found dead at her family home Taxes on Social ...

Congress should renew the North Korean Human Rights Act, but also urgently exert pressure on the State Department to preserve North Korea funding. It is vital to sustain programs that maintain ...

A “human skin teddy bear” found at a gas station in Victorville, California, is a latex prop and does not contain human tissue, the artist who created it and the local law enforcement have said.

As I noted a few days ago, Justice Kavanaugh put on hold via an administrative stay an Eighth Circuit case concerning whether private plaintiffs have the right to sue to enforce Section 2 of the ...

Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) has expressed deep concern over the deaths of five people and injuries to many others during clashes following a political rally in Gopalganj, calling for a ...

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has strongly protested the interim government's signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) allowing the establishment of a UN human rights office in Dhaka. In a joint ...

Sexual harassment was among a number of employment-related complaints received by the Human Rights Commission last year, MPs heard yesterday. The 2024 Human Rights Report was laid in the House of ...

A woman shows a banner reading "we shout it from the heart, now rights" during a pro-surrogacy press conference in Rome, Tuesday 15 October 2024.

The US sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricted access to visas.