Why Virginia's Restoration of Voting Rights Matters

How to protect the civil rights of sexual assault survivors

Living through a sexual assault is bad enough — what makes things worse is a broken legal system that routinely ignores, loses and even destroys crucial evidence, an institutional injustice …

5 things that will help SLU beat Virginia Tech

The first two things are defense and more defense.

Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse and Knowing Your Rights

According to statistics, one in ten elders worldwide experiences a form of monthly abuse. However, given that only one in 24 cases is reported, we can expect the figures to be higher. In this respect, it is important that we know how to recognize elder abuse – no matter if we are sons, daughters, or …

How Your Dad Can Advance Women’s Rights

Should Abusive Partners Have Parental Rights?

A gruesome case of “vicarious violence” in Spain raises new questions about whether abusive partners can ever be good parents.

Domestic violence survivors learn about housing rights

Many of the housing laws protecting domestic violence survivors are unknown.

Do the Letters to the Child I Sponsor Actually Matter?

Your Compassion letters matter! But don't take our word for it. Watch these Compassion alumni talk about what letters from their sponsors meant to them.

You Can Show 52 People a Year That They Matter

One of the most straightforward ways to show people that they really matter is to maintain contact with them when they’ve had a hard time, are going through a rough patch, or have suffered a setback. You don’t need to do anything particular; you just need to be in touch.

Aging Parents, No Matter Their Challenges, Never Become Children

Dear Carol: I have several friends who are caring for their parents in various ways. They talk about their parents like the parents have become the family children and it upsets me. My parents are living in their home and doing well. We’ve been planning for the future with the necessary legal documents and I know that they’d like to stay in their home as long as possible but if a move is necessary, they will do it. I’m horrified at the thought…

Children suffer more homophobic bullying when LGBT rights are publicly debated

"The public health consequences of these very contentious and media-driven discussions are more important than we knew," according to t recent study.

Trans students more likely to be sexually assaulted when denied bathroom rights

Transgender girls were more than twice as likely to be attacked if forced to use wrong facilities.

Why standing up for immigrant rights benefits everyone

We need an immigrant rights movement that decreases fear and expands opportunities for all regardless of immigration status.

The biggest threat to human rights? People

Human rights are under threat from a variety of sources, but ultimately their success or failure comes down to people.

Why Same-Sex Couples Possess No Conjugal Rights

Often in discussions on whether the term “marriage” should be reserved for relationships between persons of opposite sex, advocates for same-sex “marriage” claim that there is no distinguishing characteristic in male/female commitments that would make only those commitments truly marital. The obvious response that children come only from opposite sex relationships is quickly dismissed since …

Why I'm voting no on immigration

Opinion: Perhaps the worst part of the legislation is that it doesn’t attempt to fix the system.

A Guide to Your Rights in Homeless Shelters

It covers everything from privacy to diet, voting to disabilities, public benefits to income savings; explains supportive housing and vouchers; talks about how to get a fair hearing and how to seek permanent affordable housing.

Why borders could be the next battleground for gender rights

Gender is one of the globally mandated biographical markers that must be on all passports issued worldwide, along with name, date of birth and nationality. But with the proliferation of biometric recognition to identify individuals, gender identification could be phased out.

What Does It Mean to Defend Human Rights?

These rights go beyond political parties, ideologies, or nations, and beyond individuals or organizations.