If the United States is truly interested in protecting innocent Americans from being killed, a national discussion about the nation's treatment toward its women should be a top priority for the country moving forward.
Only two countries in the world have failed to ratify The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Somalia and the United States, which drafted more of its provisions than any other government.
It speaks to the values of our society when we can't protect our most vulnerable citizens - our children. Twenty years ago today, the United Nations...
We must work together to ensure that the primary test of governance is, first and foremost, the best interests of children. What better standard could there be?
The United States is the only country other than Somalia that has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. To understand why, we sat down with longtime humanitarian, Eduardo Garcia.
Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.
The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act of 2009 in the United States House of Representatives today marks a critical milestone in the ongo...
President Obama's visit to Asia showed how long a journey it's been since the 1955 Bandung Conference, the historic meeting of African and Asian states striving for self-determination.
It's the world's poor who will feel the impact of this change the hardest. And who exactly are the poor? Women, who make up approximately 65% of the world's poorest populations.
Uganda reminded us that the distinction between lawful and unlawful harm shouldn't give warring parties an excuse to walk away from civilian suffering.
Torture victims often lose their voice twice: first during the torture itself and then when no one listens to their ordeal, Actress Emma Thompson says...
Some are describing the president's trip to China as a test of his foreign policy prowess; it's a test of his dedication to resolving one of the thorniest problems currently plaguing the international community: Sudan.
Torture victims often lose their voice twice: first during the torture itself and then when no one listens to their ordeal, Actress Emma Thompson says...
Of the 193 countries who have signed the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, only two countries in the world, the United States and Somalia, have refused to ratify it.
While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.
A story universally missed last week was the extraordinary debate that occurred in Congress in advance of a vote on a resolution against the Goldstone Report.
While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.
By Ann-Louise Colgan Perpetrators of atrocities in Darfur--like anywhere else--are dependent on at least indirect support from other countries. The g...
I would have encouraged Cuba's foreign minister to say that the embargo was an anachronism of the Cold War, has not achieved the goals the US had for it, and harmed both Cuban and US interests.
On Tuesday when we met in Washington, Ban Ki-Moon said he was hopeful that the December climate conference in Copenhagen will be elevated to the head-of-state level.
Allow me humbly to ask you to walk with me into this discourse about human rights as a way of life, slowly and thoughtfully.
