A prominent activist who publicised human rights abuses across China has been convicted of subversion and jailed for three-and-a-half years. picked by topofall 2 years ago

A prominent human rights activist was found dead after being kidnapped in Russia's troubled republic of Chechnya Wednesday, provoking outrage from President Dmitry Medvedev and the international community. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Dewey Martin, the muscular, gregarious drummer and singer who helped found the pioneering country rock band Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young and Stephen Stills, has died. He was 68. picked by suebe 10 months ago

A woman in Austria is engaged in a legal battle to win legal guardianship of a chimpanzee to fight for its "human" rights. Keeper Paula Stibbe, a native Briton, said primates such as Matthew -- the chimp in question -- should be given the same rights as human beings in the legal system. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

She collapsed Tuesday, most likely due to heart trouble. picked by thephrog 3 years ago

A civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been charged with incest. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

RIP picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

The full version of the famous speech, by the brilliant and inspirational Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Though the holiday is celebrated on Monday, he was born on January 15th, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968. picked by sykeo56 11 months ago

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 granted lesbian couples equal rights as parents. The new regulations on the registration of births and deaths came into force today, although no child covered by the change will have been born yet. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Six journalists, professors and activists debate the proposition, "Freedom of expression must include the right to offend." picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

The idea of basic human rights is a relatively recent one. It grew in favor about the 18th century driven by a number of factors, the french and american revolution among them. Some say the birth of the novel is one of those forces that made be realize all humans has basic inalienable rights. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Human Rights Council at the United Nations has now banned any criticism regarding Sharia Law and human rights in the Islamic World. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Robert L. Bernstein, the former president and chief executive of Random House, was the chairman of Human Rights Watch from 1978 to 1998. Here in an op-ed piece he laments the obvious bias against Israel that HRW has long been accused of. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Panelists discuss whether animals should play a more active role in the fight for their rights by participating in marches or organizing boycotts. picked by tubs 2 years ago

in a reversal of Bush administration policy - who feared that the declaration might have been illegal as it might override state rights regarding marriage laws, has decided to sign on to a U.N. declaration that calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Obama's administration interpretation is that no legal conflict exists picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

Comedian Demetri Martin has a very different take on comedy, and it should be the funniest 14 minutes that you've had today. picked by skate2live 2 years ago

Few people know about the Ninth Amendment, which reaffirms in broad terms rights "retained by the people." Indeed, the Ninth flies so far under the radar that it has rarely been mentioned even by the Supreme Court."

Excerpt from a book which came out last year - great read for those of us sick of the system taking away our rights! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago