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Human rights in the U.S. and around the world in 2023

Kelebogile Zvobgo and K. Chad Clay - December 18, 2023

An expert explains some big developments in human rights this year.

Ukraine accused Russia of torture. Here’s how to prosecute those crimes.

Alyson Reynolds, Elijah Tsai, and Kelebogile Zvobgo - November 22, 2022

Ukraine’s allies can use their own courts to investigate war crimes

Chicago cop Jon Burge allegedly tortured suspects. Why couldn’t the U.S. prosecute him?

Mark Berlin - February 16, 2022

The Chicago Police Department apologized for what it called ‘torture.’ But while the United States is a party to international human rights treaties, it doesn’t have laws at home against these violations.

Thousands of Eritreans fled repression at home. Many got caught up in Ethiopia’s fighting.

Shannon Golden, Sarah Peters, Liyam Eloul, and Craig Higson-Smith - November 3, 2021

Past trauma and new threats are taking a toll on refugees’ mental health

In India, Hindus, Muslims and police are fighting in the streets. Here’s what’s behind the violence.

Suparna Chaudhry - February 25, 2020

They’re battling over the new citizenship law.

India’s new law may leave millions of Muslims without citizenship

Suparna Chaudhry - December 12, 2019

Modi’s government is trying to create a Hindu nation.

With (or without) Gina Haspel at CIA, could Trump revive the torture program?

Elizabeth Arsenault - May 8, 2018

[caption id="attachment_72744" align="aligncenter" width="960"] CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. (CIA/AP)[/caption]

Using chemical weapons is a risky move. So why did Syria use sarin?

James Hollyer and B. Peter Rosendorff - April 12, 2017

[caption id="attachment_56722" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian boy and other victims

A Trump moratorium on international treaties could roll back human rights — here at home

Emily Ritter and Courtenay Conrad - March 1, 2017

[caption id="attachment_40399" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Somali refugee girls attend Koran classes

Migrant or refugee? That shouldn't be a life or death question.

- September 3, 2015

[caption id="attachment_29090" align="aligncenter" width="4651"] Refugees walk through a field after