Grace Melton is The Heritage Foundation's senior associate for international social issues. She is part of the think tank's DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family. At the latest session of the ...

For the past 16 years, Poonam Muttreja has been Executive Director of the Population Foundation of India (PFI), a civil society organisation working at the intersection of population dynamics, gender ...

In a sharp change, the United States said Thursday that its signature human rights report would start tracking countries that support gender changes for children and diversity and equity programs.

A group of 45 UN human rights experts reaffirmed on Thursday that gender must remain central to the fight for equality and human rights worldwide. The statement was signed by UN special procedure ...

Advancing a Gender-Responsive Criminal Justice System to Address Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in North Africa ...

In August 2025, the U.S Department of State released its annual "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," which omitted previously reported human rights violations, including "political freedoms, ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue. UNHCR is committed to protect forcibly displaced and stateless persons from GBV.