The Human Rights Council marks 20th anniversary on the Rights of the Child

The Human Rights Council devoted a full-day discussion with two panels on children’s rights to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The...

Amnesty International USA: Obama says free Suu Kyi

This past weekend, in the first meeting of its kind to ever take place with a sitting U.S. President, President Obama met with the 10 leaders of ASEAN (Association of...

China Executes 4 Tibetans - Urgent Action Required

Executions - Urgent Action China has executed four Tibetans for their roles in the protests in Tibet last year, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy....

Amnesty: Israel Denies Water to Palestinians

The human rights group Amnesty International has issued a critical report charging that Israel prevents Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip from receiving adequate water supplies.The report,...

Help Animals On Factory Farms From Unnecessary Harm

We're almost there. We need your help immediately to reach our final online Factory Farming Challenge goal of $240,000. Your donation right now, along with the...

UNICEF: Without a protective environment, it’s a harsh life for children

UNICEF releases groundbreaking Report Card on Child Protection - While progress is being made in reducing some violations of children’s rights, not enough is yet known about the extent of...

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom will be working to make the world a better place for young people as he steps into his new role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United...

Message from President Obama Following His Nobel Peace Prize Win

This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. To be...

Unexpected Win: President Obama Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

"I am surprised and humbled," says President Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Price, further calling  the honor  "a call for action" The Nobel committee said it awarded him the prize...

American Indian Conference to Focus on Health, Sustainability

Leaders of Native Indian tribes from around the US and Canada will gather on the campus of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, for an international conference September 25-27...