Human Rights Day commemorates the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where 69 unarmed protesters were killed by police during a ...

For many citizens, democracy feels distant. We vote every few years, but it is hard to see how that democratic act improves our daily lives. Around us, we see service delivery failures, corruption ...

Democracy is crumbling as inequality and hypocrisy rise, driving people toward distrust, extremes and a harsh self-interest world order ...

On Feb. 18, a panel discussion was held in the Konover Auditorium titled “U.S. Democracy & Human Rights at a Crossroads.” Kathryn Libal, director of the Gladstein Human Rights Institute, was the first ...

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Each new administration brings substantial changes to both the domestic and the foreign policy of the United States. In the foreign policy sphere, prioritization of the promotion of democracy and ...

Only 3.5% of the world's population enjoy unrestricted civil rights and liberties, according to data from international civil society organizations published on Monday. The Atlas of Civil Society, ...

In South Korea, Democracy and Human Rights Prevail Democracies around the world are increasingly under attack from autocratic forces seeking to rule by fiat. In South Korea, ordinary people rose up to ...

In Baku, Azerbaijan, Democracy Now! continues our coverage of the 2024 U.N. climate summit and its host country’s record on human rights. “Considering that our economy is completely relying on oil and ...

American children are taught that democracy is the best form of government. I remember teachers saying that popularly elected governments are the “natural” endpoint of all societies. But is this true?