When read in connection with South Africa’s political history, Phaethon and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice narratives provide insight into how societies gain power and why the protection of human rights — ...

*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...

As Human Rights Month draws to a close, South Africa should never let the sun set on inclusive human rights for all its ...

Human rights were not only violated in big public explosions. They were also violated by the relentless daily injustices of policies that affected where you lived and worked.

The United States has been publishing reports on human rights practices in other countries since 1977. Initially, only countries receiving foreign U.S. assistance were covered. Today, all countries ...