Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

November 29 marks International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, to commemorate the women and girls who fight for human rights around the world, particularly those combating gender based discrimination. In the Commission's Defending Freedoms Project, 15 prisoners of conscience are women.

Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime. In times of crises, the numbers rise, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent humanitarian crises, conflicts and climate disasters.

On March 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of State released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

On May 15, 2023 the U.S. Department of State released the 2022 Country Reports on International Religious Freedom.

U.S. Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 2023.

The 2023 report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on the status of religious freedom around the world is available here.

What are human rights and where did they come from? Here's short video with answers.

In his newest report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, UN Secretary General António Guterres renewed his call to all parties in conflict to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law.

A primer on the definition of atrocity crimes by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.