Human Rights

A sex worker holds a placard during a gathering to mark the "World Day Against Trafficking in Persons" organized by "Maiti Nepal", a non-profit organization in Nepal dedicated to help the victims of human trafficking and orphanage home for HIV-affected children and women. The "World Day Against Trafficking in Persons" is celebrated worldwide on July 30th. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The fight against forced labor and modern slavery

Zia Khan, John McArthur, Kristen Leanderson Abrams, and Carsten Stendevad

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Joseph Fons holding a Pride Flag, stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after the court ruled that a federal law banning workplace discrimination also covers sexual orientation, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

How did a conservative Supreme Court rule for LGBTQ employment rights?

Jonathan Rauch and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

A Somali soldier holds position as al-Shabaab militia storms a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

The long war in Somalia

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adam Day

Hybrid Wars with Adam Day

Sunday, June 14, 2020

A Nigerian army convoy vehicle drives ahead with an anti-aircraft gun, on its way to Bama, Borno State, Nigeria August 31, 2016. Picture taken from inside a vehicle. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde SEARCH "BAMA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adam Day

Hybrid Wars with Adam Day

Friday, June 12, 2020

Eritrean refugees participate in a demonstration in support of a U.N. human rights report accusing Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity in front of the Africa Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

People stand in a queue outside a polling station during the Maharashtra state elections in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas - RC1E9B4C56C0

State elections, the US, congress on Kashmir, and a Nobel Prize for India

Tanvi Madan, Milan Vaishnav, and Sadanand Dhume

Grand Tamasha

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

An illustration picture shows a network cable next to a pack of smartphones in Berlin, June 7, 2013. The debate over whether the U.S. government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY BUSINESS) - BM2E967131Y01

Comparing American and European perspectives on tech and privacy

Amalia Coyle and Ted Piccone

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A paramilitary policeman gestures under a pole with security cameras, U.S. and China's flags near the Forbidden City ahead of the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing, China November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj - RC194AD3C400

How will values shape U.S.-China competition?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Photo from the event: "The limits of punishment: Transitional justice and violent extremism"

Terrorists next door? Experts discuss how to respond when communities are overtaken by terrorist groups

Bradley S. Porter

Thursday, October 25, 2018

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The Syrian refugee crisis: Rights and responsibilities

Robert L McKenzie and Fred Dews

Friday, June 24, 2016