/tags/human-rights Human Rights en-US Copyright Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-08/biden-orders-u-s-to-reengage-with-u-n-human-rights-council-immediately The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-08/biden-orders-u-s-to-reengage-with-u-n-human-rights-council-immediately Bill Chappell /news-partners/2020-02-25/u-n-humanitarian-crisis-in-syria-reaches-horrifying-new-level As fighting escalates in northwest Syria, the U.N. estimates that thousands of Syrians are being displaced every day. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:12:21 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-25/u-n-humanitarian-crisis-in-syria-reaches-horrifying-new-level Fran Kritz /news/2019-12-10/second-annual-vigil-planned-outside-butler-countys-ice-detention-facility For the second year in a row, protesters will hold a candlelight vigil outside the Butler County Correctional Complex, a regional ICE facility in… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:39:20 GMT /news/2019-12-10/second-annual-vigil-planned-outside-butler-countys-ice-detention-facility Ann Thompson /news-partners/2018-06-19/u-s-announces-its-withdrawal-from-u-n-human-rights-council The Trump administration long has chafed at the dubious rights records of many council members and what it calls a "chronic bias against Israel." Now the U.S. is following through on threats to leave. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:09:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-06-19/u-s-announces-its-withdrawal-from-u-n-human-rights-council Colin Dwyer /news-partners/2017-06-25/nobel-peace-prize-winners-message-to-america-all-children-are-our-children Kaiilash Satyarthi came to Washington to encourage the U.S. government to fight for the freedom of child laborers. Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:00:24 GMT /news-partners/2017-06-25/nobel-peace-prize-winners-message-to-america-all-children-are-our-children Malaka Gharib /news-partners/2017-04-13/rohingya-fleeing-myanmar-describe-military-tactic-of-systematic-rape Witnesses say Myanmar forces waged a six-month campaign of murder, arson and mass rape after Rohingya militants attacked border guards. The Muslim minority has long faced persecution in Myanmar. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-04-13/rohingya-fleeing-myanmar-describe-military-tactic-of-systematic-rape Michael Sullivan, Ashley Westerman /news-partners/2017-02-06/amnesty-international-reports-organized-murder-of-detainees-in-syrian-prison A new report alleges there is a calculated campaign to round up, torture and murder people allegedly opposed to the Assad regime. Amnesty estimates 5,000 to 13,000 people executed from 2011 to 2015. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:03:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-02-06/amnesty-international-reports-organized-murder-of-detainees-in-syrian-prison Richard Gonzales /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-04-23/war-on-civilians War has a devastating effect on the civilians inadvertently caught in the crossfire. The horrors are compounded when civilians are purposefully targeted… Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-04-23/war-on-civilians /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-07-11/illegal-lgbt-in-africa 10:00 The Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act was a significant step forward for the LGBT community in the United States, but in other… Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:00:36 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-07-11/illegal-lgbt-in-africa admin /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2010-10-05/journalist-imprisoned-in-iran-league-of-women-voters-president American journalist Roxana Saberi talks about being imprisoned in Iran on false charges of espionage, and her work to bring attention to human rights… Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:00:36 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2010-10-05/journalist-imprisoned-in-iran-league-of-women-voters-president admin