I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Committee about the acute concerns of my Office regarding the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. I begin with the situation in ...

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, delivered a strong message on human rights to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council being held virtually in ...

Dec. 10 marked the 75th anniversary of the “Declaration of Human Rights,” which enshrines numerous inalienable rights to everyone. One of them is life, as stated in the Declaration of Independence.

In the United States there is a universal agreement that we have inalienable rights. These rights are those that are inherent to human beings and cannot be taken away or given up by anyone, including ...

December 10, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The select board this week proclaimed Wednesday, Dec. 10, as Human Rights Day in the ...

The Surgeon General determined years ago that ‘smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.” The government went the extra step and advised smokers of the risk ...

Earlier today, Pope Benedict met with members of the International Theological Commission, with whom he stressed the need to uphold the dignity of the human person--firmly written into natural law.

Human Rights Day is annually celebrated around the world to commemorate the day on December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a document called the Universal Declaration of ...

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Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, delivered a strong message on human rights to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council being held virtually in ...