Human Rights

The announcement is expected to come one day after the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights railed against Trump's immigration policies.

• By Kate Wheeling

There has been a wave of demonstrations since the election of Poland's right-wing government in response to its increasing attacks on individual rights.

• By Flora Bagenal

A new report shows widespread abuse of minors while they were in custody of Customs and Border Protection.

• By Ashley Hackett

Facing a shortage of space for inmates, Missouri's Greene County Jail opted to build an insta-prison in the parking lot. Is that OK?

• By Daniel A. Gross

Introducing Pacific Standard's December 2017 issue.

• By Nicholas Jackson

The Australian government has been dealing with a refugee crisis that is the product of decades of complex social and political circumstances.

• By Geraldine Cremin

Dr. Denis Mukwege has become a pioneer in both gynecological surgery and bringing global awareness to the issue of how rape is used as a weapon of war.

• By Fabíola Ortiz & Megan Clement

The Value Female Network is changing hearts and minds to end the practice of FGM in the Osun state.

• By Linus Unah

The U.S. called on Tuesday for the U.N. Human Rights Council to change how it operates, demanding fairer treatment of Israel.

• By Nick Hagar

Shutting down the site’s adult services page could hamper efforts to recover missing children.

• By Morgan Baskin

Some Colombian paramilitary leaders accused of brutal human rights violations will not face justice—or their victims' families—until they've served sentences for American drug charges.

• By Murray Carpenter

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Climate change affects women disproportionately—yet tensions among Middle Eastern states, and a dearth of women at COP21, mean the final agreement is unlikely to do much for them.

• By Lucia Graves

The pattern of wounds on gunshot victims could expose human rights abuses.

• By Kate Wheeling

Why doesn’t the Environmental Protection Agency count incarcerated populations in its impact statements?

• By Lauren Kirchner

With the homeland as neither nation nor state, Puerto Ricans twist in the wind of political whimsy.

• By Jim Russell

Are our human rights initiatives too abstract and ineffective?

• By Omer Aziz

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

• By Avital Andrews

A review of new proposals to put a stop to elder abuse and support the rights of the elderly around the world.

• By Lauren Kirchner

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

• By Avital Andrews

Today the International Criminal Court is celebrating its creation. So are less high-minded politicians.

• By Marc Herman

A quick FAQ.

• By Marian Wang and Theodoric Meyer

When Nelson Mandela formed a National Unity government to rule the debut of a post-apartheid South Africa, he demonstrated both his magnanimity and his tactical sense, according to his late friend and chief of staff Jakes Gerwel.

• By Michael Todd

The next American ambassador to the United Nations discusses her philosophy of leadership in a 2008 interview with Miller-McCune.

• By Tom Jacobs