We propose a rights-based, recovery-oriented approach for mental health reform—one that both protects civil liberties and invests in the structural supports necessary for recovery.

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...

All of morality aims at the same thing but there are several basic ways to get there. If you prefer, each approach is like a different tool—a hammer, a nail, a level. Using the right tool for the ...

John H. Knox has worked with the UN Environment Programme in the development of the Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders. From 2012 to 2018, he served as the ...