Human Rights

When Rachel Perera was in high school, she dyed her hair red. Perera attended a Catholic school in Queens in New York City with a rigid disciplinary …

In today’s American criminal legal system, courts impose fines and fees as a means to punish people and hold them accountable for legal violations. At times, people are sentenced to…

Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According…

Nearly all historically redlined neighborhoods are subject to noise levels linked with hearing loss, according to a new study.

Last December, nonprofit executive director Malik Yakini received an unexpected call. The caller, a woman who resides in California, said she wanted to direct a sizeable portion of her inheritance…

Even though child marriage is a violation of human rights, it remains incredibly common worldwide, with 1 in 5 girls globally being married before they reach 18. Child marriage refers to the marital union of…

August 28 marks the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the U.S.…

This blog outlines four key reasons why quantifying what it means to be a BIPOC-led organization is more difficult than you’d think.

In low- and middle-income countries, persisting gender discrimination and harmful gender norms mean adolescent girls living in poverty are often the most vulnerable to the least visible impacts of climate…

GlobalGiving Community Voices Fellow Sia Fred Towo says period poverty is not just a women’s issue. We need to address it as a society.

Native American families have endured generations of systematic child removal, but the grief, loss and trauma that birth mothers still experience have been largely overlooked.

STEM PhD holders with disabilities are underpaid and underrepresented in United States academia, a study finds.