Governments often justify “quiet diplomacy” by arguing that public condemnation closes channels, endangers diplomats, or reduces leverage for humanitarian outcomes.
Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that ...
A Chilean scholar argues sovereignty must adapt to the realities of the digital age, balancing state autonomy with the ...
it's also a signal of a weaker and weakened government because a competent and confident government doesn't have to respond ...
Indonesia will chair the UN Human Rights Council in 2026, hailed by officials as recognition of its international standing, ...
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 State Department released its long-awaited reports on international human rights Tuesday, and they drastically reduce the types of government repression and abuse that the United States under ...
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 ...
The United States has been publishing reports on human rights practices in other countries since 1977. Initially, only countries receiving foreign U.S. assistance were covered. Today, all countries ...