Human Rights

Prisoners in the hurricane's path will not be evacuated—and many are outraged.

• By Jack Herrera

A former inmate discusses the organization and demands behind the recent nationwide prison strike.

• By Arvind Dilawar

Michelle Bachelet's bold speech condemned the Trump administration's family separation policy along with other human rights abuses.

• By Jack Herrera

Demonstrators take part in a march against President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaraguan, on September 9th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

China has used the U.S.'s Global War on Terror as a pretext to further repress the embattled Muslim minority.

• By Massoud Hayoun

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
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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