Nadia Ibrahim, advocate and Ms. Wheelchair Maryland
Advocate and volunteer Nadia Ibrahim has been reaching out to her community and regions in the Middle East for disability rights.
The pride of the LGBTQ community [video]
Learn why Americans and millions around the world celebrate LGBTQ Pride during the month of June.
Pompeo: Religious freedom is ‘a universal human right’
The International Religious Freedom Report assesses religious freedom around the world. The state of religious freedom is dire, says Ambassador Brownback.
Outside North Korea, this defector found a new world
When she was 17, Lee Hyeonseo escaped into China while famine ravaged North Korea. After a decade of hiding, she now shares her story to raise awareness of other defectors.
U.S. condemns deaths, arrests in Iran
The U.S. supports the people of Iran and denounces the recent imprisonment of Iranians who were speaking out against government corruption.
An American Jewish group helps survivors of Rwanda’s genocide
The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, modeled on Israeli villages built for orphans after the Holocaust, is a community for survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
What does it mean for a right to be inalienable?
Some rights are given by governments, but the most important ones, inalienable rights such as religious freedom, are the rights every human is born with.
China exports tools of repression to the world
China is exporting technological know-how that can help authoritarian governments track, reward and punish citizens through digital surveillance.
How a disabled student navigates everyday life [video]
Thanks to accommodations for the disabled that were mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act people with disabilities are able to live normal lives.