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Washington, D.C.- The Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressmen James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), have sent letters to four U.S. corporations in the entertainment and sports industries, urging them to reconsider business relationships with entities tied to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing credible reports of the UAE’s involvement in supporting armed actors responsible for mass atrocities in Sudan. Letters were sent to senior leadership at The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros.
On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
On August 12, 2025, the State Department releases its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
On June 26, 2024 the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on International Religious Freedom.
U.S. Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 2024.
The 2025 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 a 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.
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