Digital society: State sovereignty and human rights

A Chilean scholar argues sovereignty must adapt to the realities of the digital age, balancing state autonomy with the ...
Human Rights FirstOpinion

Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Retreat from and Repudiation of Key International Human Rights and Legal Bodies

Human Rights First deplores President Trump’s reckless decision to defund and withdraw from  multilateral organizations and ...
Opinion
Human Rights FirstOpinion

Human Rights First Condemns the Illegality of Military Action in Venezuela and Calls for Legitimate Transition to Democracy

Human Rights First condemns the illegality of recent military action taken by the Trump administration in Venezuela and its announced plan to take over and run the country indefinitely. Venezuelans ...

America First is putting human rights last

At the end of World War II, the U.S. and its allies made a compelling case that protecting and promoting human rights is not ...
Cfr.org

Trump’s Boycott of the UN’s Human Rights Process Puts America Last, Not First

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Catherine Powell, an adjunct senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the former ...
The Verge

Amnesty International gives EV makers low marks for human rights policies

Automakers need to be more transparent about their EV battery supply chains to prevent human rights abuses, Amnesty International says. Automakers need to be more transparent about their EV battery ...
Cfr.org

Strengthening Human Rights-Centered Approaches Toward North Korea

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. This year marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of a Commission of ...
Human Rights Watch

Exchange of views on the human rights dimension of EU-Central Asia relations ahead of the 1st EU-Central Asia summit (3-4 April 2025)

Thank you Chairs, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Thank you for the invitation to address this subcommittee and the delegation. The forthcoming first EU-Central Asia summit marks a new ...
The Hill

Another nail in the coffin for human rights

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 ...