Hundreds of gay rights demonstrators have marched through the streets of Philadelphia’s historic center carrying rainbow flags and signs calling for equal rights...

A gay rights rally planned for Sunday in Philadelphia is being billed as the first national demonstration for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights since 2000.

A majority of Americans oppose gay marriage but support civil unions for same-sex couples and favor repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military, according...

Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the Mexican army is failing to hold soldiers to account for possible human rights abuses including killings, torture and rape.

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices led a sustained attack Wednesday on a key element of the Voting Rights Act, questioning whether one-time bastions of...

Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control _ and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as a meddlesome...

President Barack Obama has not yet managed to shake off the legacy of torture, impunity and unlawful detention he inherited from the previous U.S. administration, a...

Piash Ahamed has been living in New Jersey since legally emigrating from Bangladesh with his family as a child. He attended state public schools, graduated from high...

States covered in whole or part by the provision of the Voting Rights Act that calls for federal approval before any changes in election procedures can take effect:

The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule long-standing law that stops police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer is...

The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule long-standing law that stops police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer is...

Two animal rights activists were charged Monday with conspiracy, stalking and other crimes against researchers at University of California, Los Angeles and executives...

Russia’s rights ombudsman said Monday he is concerned about a growing number of claims of abuses by police and judicial authorities.

Russia’s parliament-appointed human rights ombudsman says he is concerned about a growing number of claims that police and judicial authorities committed abuses.

Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it has struck a seven-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc. for the naming rights to the New England Dodge Music Center in...

The United States has gained a clear path to join the U.N. Human Rights Council after New Zealand pulled out of the running Wednesday.

Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country’s ruling clerics has died in Tehran’s main prison.

Israel said Thursday it will improve its treatment of minorities and prisoners, taking on board some suggestions made in a review of its human rights record before the...

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference hopes to mobilize 50,000 people in the Mississippi Delta this summer in a campaign to draw attention to the poverty of a...

The Obama administration is formally endorsing a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure former President George W....