Human rights in Germany enjoy a high level of protection, both in theory and in practice, and are enshrined in the Grundgesetz. The country has ratified...

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international...

related to this article: Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the...

Human rights in the United Kingdom concern the fundamental rights in law of every person in the United Kingdom. An integral part of the UK constitution...

United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006. It was a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and was also assisted in its work by...

International human rights organizations, along with the United Nations, and the United States Department of State, have reported human rights violations...

Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of international law treaties, which take precedence over domestic legislation, according to Article...

"All victims of human rights abuses should be able to look to the Human Rights Council as a forum and a springboard for action." — Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General...

Human rights in Cuba are under the scrutiny of human rights organizations, which accuse the Cuban government of committing systematic human rights abuses...

A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists...