UN-appointed independent human rights experts have raised alarm over violations of children’s rights during US immigration ...

We’ve made progress in many realms of civil rights over the past decades in the U.S. The rights of African Americans, women, gays and lesbians, and handicapped people have expanded, thanks in part to ...

Exposing children to e-cigarettes compromises their human rights. These products should be regulated in a way that puts children’s best interests first and protects them from the harms associated with ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the rights of the child and violations of human rights in armed ...

A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse. The landmark report released Wednesday followed ...

World Children’s Day—celebrated every year on November 20—marks the anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international human rights treaty ...

“Blocking releases based only on the child’s nationality is a clear violation of federal law and regulations that require ORR to release children to a suitable sponsor without unnecessary delay,” said ...

Academics are warning that the widespread use of vapes is "compromising children's human rights" and are urging for stricter regulation of e-cigarettes to safeguard young people. Experts highlight ...

The University of Dayton has a history of focus on human rights. Since 1997, we have held global conferences on emerging human rights and humanitarian issues, and established the Human Rights Center ...