The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans. The ruling comes after the Nonhuman ...

Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – ...

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to pause any existing litigation left over from the ...

More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between ...

ROME — (AP) — Human rights groups voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan warlord on a technicality, after he ...

The Colorado high court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights group alleged the park's elephants ...

Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday.

The president’s executive order is an attempt to roll back decades of progress. LGBTQ+ advocates intend to fight back ...

Patti Smith is a global cultural icon who, for more than 50 years, has exerted her influence on music, literature, and the visual arts—even as she maintained her commitment to human rights and to ...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Republicans for calling an immigration hearing about the "rule of law" after President ...

During a flurry of first-day activity, President Donald Trump signed an executive order denying the existence of trans people ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue ...