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Stay up to date on the state of human rights in United States of America with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.
In the United States, human rights comprise a series of rights which are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States (particularly the Bill of Rights), state constitutions, treaty and customary international law, legislation enacted by Congress and state legislatures, and state referendums and citizen's initiatives.
Important human rights failings of the United States were laid bare in 2020. The grossly disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black, brown, and Native people, connected to longstanding ...
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Human Rights. The ACLU Human Rights Program (HRP) is dedicated to holding the United States accountable to international human rights laws and standards as well as the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Unlike rights bestowed by governments, human rights are both inalienable and universal, and exist regardless of whether a state chooses to recognize them or not. In principle, human rights are applicable to every person, regardless of their age, sex, or nationality.
The administration of United States President Joe Biden and the US Congress took positive steps on human rights by championing the rights of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and...
Racism, anti-immigrant sentiments, and threats to democracy remained pressing human rights problems in the United States in 2023.
