Let us not delude ourselves. Human rights and democracy which have been intertwined in the U.S. since its independence in 1776 — or for sure since the federal government was started in 1789 — are ...

Today, Human Rights First released our annual Democracy Watch Report. The report’s findings are drawn from our legislative ...

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 ...

Our country is facing a grave threat as those in power leverage bias and disinformation to push rights-restricting ...

The Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM) is composed of representatives from all member states of the Council of Europe. These representatives are officially nominated by their respective ...

If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside Animal Farm. They’re the kind of books ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the ...

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 ...

The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

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?

If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of “1984.” I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside “Animal Farm.” They’re the kind of books ...