Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode ...

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Human rights are granted to people simply for existing. They are universal—meaning they’re applicable to everyone, regardless of whether the country you live in specifically offers the rights and ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to be the foundation of international human rights law. Adopted in 1948, the UDHR has inspired a rich body of legally binding ...

The document remains remarkably resilient, even as Republicans and Democrats keep launching assaults on liberty.

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The Voting Rights Act is a historic civil rights law that is meant to ensure that the right to vote is not denied on account of race or color. Louisiana passes "grandfather clauses" to keep former ...

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