The United Nations was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War primarily as a guardian of peace and security in the world. From the very outset, the founders were aware of the close ...

The Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a revision of the EU's victims' rights directive.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to be the foundation of international human rights law. Adopted in 1948, the UDHR has inspired a rich body of legally binding ...

For the most part, employees must take the initiative in enforcing their legal rights. Fortunately, all laws protecting employee rights also have a federal agency assigned to aid employees in ...

(Washington, DC) – Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success in protecting human rights, Human ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

Social protection and labor programs help households and workers manage crises, escape poverty, navigate transitions, and seize employment opportunities. Despite recent progress, three in four people ...

As part of activities to mark this year’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the National Human Rights Commission and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) have called for the ...

(New York) – A proposed law to protect the rights of transgender people in India falls short of the country’s human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said. The Transgender Persons (Protection of ...

Editor’s note: This is part five of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for ...

Since the establishment of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), it has been consistent in deepening and protecting the rights of consumers.  The protection of the rights is enshrined in ...