The following principles are based on international human rights law, which offers valuable standards for protecting fundamental human rights during elections. Relevant law can be found in the United ...

In a year when much of the news felt incredibly grim, Human Rights Watch wants to take time to share the progress that we’ve seen – and that’s easy to overlook – around human rights. In many places ...

In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about human rights and leadership in a global context. Businesses thrive in stable, predictable environments where ...

For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than ...