Human rights and the distribution of information
The technological age promises information-for-all. However, this can only be assured if the governments and businesses, which control the infrastructure and access to this global information network, incorporate human rights norms into its development. More »

Human rights mechanisms and international law
The legal significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN General Assembly resolutions and more. More »

The Universal Declaration's bias towards Western Democracies
Although the UN claimed broad-based international support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when it was adopted in 1948, the Declaration is accused of providing only one particular interpretation of human rights. More »

The Evolution of the International Criminal Court
The nature, scope and number of crimes against humanity committed in contemporary society demands new vehicles of justice: the prosecution of individual perpetrators of gross acts and redress for their victims. More »

Women's Rights are Human Rights
Human rights abuses against women stem from deep-seated cultural attitudes, which denigrate the female sex to an inferior status with huge implications in terms of a woman's employment opportunities, enjoyment of good health, protection from coercion and violence, and her legal status. More »