The political head of the body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights has told the BBC that it is "absolutely ...

The Council of Europe’s secretary general Alain Berset told the BBC he was open to engage on migration issues over the treaty ...

When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed “never again,” nations laid the foundation for the system of international justice that now exists to address the planet’s worst ...

Until the beginning of the 20th century, psychology and philosophy were intertwined. Aristotle, for example, wrote about human nature in addition to engaging in philosophical discourse. Adam Smith, ...

In conversation with professor Alia Crum, Sakamoto explores the psychology of how our everyday mindsets shape meaning.

In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement,[1] systemic racial ...

President Trump’s unconventional address to the United Nations General Assembly last week was short on specifics, but his administration’s recent actions have changed America’s human rights policy in ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Ms. Callamard is the secretary general of Amnesty International. Mr. Borello is the acting executive director of Human Rights Watch. When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed ...