UDHR Articles - News Stories

Article 1: Right to Equality, Dignity, and Respect

Hundreds turn out for Pride festival in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu

Kenyans demand justice — and a new kind of law — for the brutal murders of women

Beyond the white sands of the Maldives, women live in constant fear

Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination

Three Years After the Myanmar Coup, Women Human Rights Defenders Remain at the Forefront

We misremember marriage equality as 'easy' fight. But it paved the way for trans rights.

World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say

Article 3: Right to Life, Freedom, and Safety

Britain’s Violent Riots: What We Know

Palestinians condemn suspension of UNRWA funding by Western nations

What does the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas look like?

Article 4: Freedom from Slavery

Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos

New Monument in London Will Honor Victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade

Man, 80, accused of modern slavery dies before trial

Article 5: Freedom from Torture or Cruel or Degrading Treatment

Videos show migrants stripped of clothing in freezing temperatures at Serbian border

ICE unable to stamp out abuse allegations at detention centers

Nicaraguan Political Prisoners Held in 'Horrific Conditions,' Says Lawyer

Article 6: Right to Personhood Under the Law

Germany: Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law

Bangladesh: Open Forced Disappearances Inquiry

Up to 1 million people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN

Article 7: Right to Equality Under the Law

Back of the Ballot: New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Protection Amendment This Fall

Malaysian Mothers Win Battle Over 'Sexist' Citizenship Law

Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political

Article 8: Right to Remedy

South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights

Former Yugoslavia countries must face past horrors or risk return to conflict, Council of Europe official says

Swiss women launch landmark lawsuit in Europe claiming weak climate action breaches their human rights

Article 9: Freedom from Arbitrary Detention

CPJ calls on UN to investigate Israel’s arbitrary detention of Palestinian journalists

Opposition feels police heat ahead of voting in Zimbabwe

UN vote to ignore human rights abuses in China leaves west in dead end

Article 10: Right to a Fair Trial

Saudi Arabia: Release forcibly disappeared woman facing trial for supporting women’s rights online

Sudan: 'No-one to intervene' for woman sentenced to stoning

Guantanamo detainee cleared for release after 20 years of detention without trial

Article 11: Presumption of Innocence

$50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions

Police take ‘wanted’ posters onto social media, nabbing suspects and ruining lives

Prosecutor says man was wrongfully imprisoned for decades, yet he remains behind bars

Article 12: Right to Privacy

Law enforcement is spying on thousands of Americans’ mail, records show

CCTV: Why do so many Indians love surveillance?

Your kids’ apps are spying on them

Article 13: Freedom of Movement

Yemen: Warring Parties Restrict Women’s Movement

WHO panel advises against COVID-19 vaccination proof for travel

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees on Island Fear Monsoon

Article 14: Right to Asylum

Explainer: What does Biden's new asylum ban at the US-Mexico border do?

‘Shocked and saddened’: Canada can now send asylum seekers back to the U.S. and advocates have a lot to say

The Syrian war scattered my family – 13 years on, we’ve never quite recovered

Article 15: Right to Nationality

UN Committee Accuses Russia of Violating Ukrainian Child Rights

Myanmar junta slams UN on Rohingya resolution

American Samoans are the latest victims of these ignorant Supreme Court rulings

Article 16: Right to Marry and Start a Family

Greece Becomes First Orthodox Christian Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage: 'A Turning Point for Human Rights'

‘It’s like we don’t exist’: Japan faces pressure to allow same-sex marriage

India may raise the age of marriage for girls. Not everyone thinks that's a good idea

Article 17: Right to Own Property

Major land rights win for Indigenous Peoples over forest area the size of Hong Kong in Southwest Papua

British Columbia faces legal action for failing on indigenous rights

How community control of housing and land can help solve the housing crisis

Article 18: Freedom of Thought, Religion, and Belief

A Step for Freedom of Religion and Belief in Indonesia

As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged

In Poland, the Catholic church backed abortion bans and authoritarian politics. Young people are turning away

Article 19: Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Turkey: Street interview arrest encourages self-censorship

Tunisia: Authorities Escalate Clampdown on Media, Freedom of Expression

Philippine opposition leader and Duterte critic freed after almost 7 years

Article 20: Freedom of Assembly and Association

Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained

Hudson Valley ICE detainees sue over First Amendment violations

Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

Article 21: Right to Participate in Government

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right. What’s next for voters?

Syrian refugee elected mayor of German village

Nigerians with disabilities seek inclusion in electoral process

Article 22: Right to Social Security

Social protection for people with disabilities: Cash benefits are not enough

Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2034, a year earlier than expected due to the pandemic

Article 23: Right to Work and Join a Union

Why Utah’s discrimination against disabled people matters for everyone

Pay gap between men and women failAmazon to pay $1.9 million to settle claims of human rights abuses of contract workerss to improve

Body Size Discrimination Is Legal in NYC Workplaces, But That Might Change Soon

Article 24: Right to Rest and Leisure

Kentucky bill stripping workers of meal, rest breaks moves forward

More evidence of farm worker exploitation

Study Shows Overwork Can Kill You, Literally

Article 25: Right to an Adequate Standard of Living

California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments

“We’re Dying Here”: Human Rights Watch on the Fight for Life in Louisiana’s Fossil Fuel Cancer Alley

Holcomb signs ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law

Article 26: Right to Education

High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change

Alarm after Taliban arrests girls’ school activist amid crackdown

Children killed after Myanmar army helicopters fire at school

Article 27: Right to Cultural, Artistic, and Scientific Life

Azerbaijan: Authorities worry language is an instrument of subversion

Indigenous peoples and their fight for conservation

A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros

Article 28: Right to a Free and Fair World

Burkina Faso: Drone Strikes on Civilians Apparent War Crimes

Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’

Colombia’s President slams ‘addiction to irrational power’ and calls to end war on drugs in fiery first UNGA speech

Article 29: Duty to Your Community

What’s at stake in supporting sex workers’ right to health

At great risk, journalists expose human rights abuses. But what comes next?

Human Rights Defenders Face Jail, Retaliation for Engagement with United Nations, Expert Tells Third Committee as Delegates Tackle Right to Peaceful Assembly

Article 30: Human Rights Belong to You

‘A betrayal’: mother’s fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure

Texas civil rights groups petition the U.N. over LGBTQ+ ‘human rights crisis'

US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council