These days, going to the movies, watching a favorite show or picking up a magazine has become a minefield for a lot of people. Recently, I received a request to sign a petition for the MPAA to amend their current rating system to include a warning label for sexual abuse. The woman who initiated the petition, Hannah, is a survivor...

When I sat down to write this article, I had a clear direction in my mind about how I would present it. I would first engage you with the Hitchcock-like vision of sending your precious baby off to the big-bad-university that was systematically trying to destroy her (or him) all for the sake of saving their reputation and funding. I...

“There is no peace without development, no development without peace, and there is no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law.”
United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

It's a Crime: Show your support to end human trafficking and migrant smuggling

Did you know that 1 in 3 human trafficking victims is a child? Did...

Our Human Rights Council Representative in Geneva, Stacy Lara, reported on a recent conference focused on the importance of education in achieving peace, poverty eradication, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue. Read Stacy's report here.

Through the “Weaving a Global Safety Net for American Victims – A Call to Men & Women” initiative, Paula Lucas of Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center (AODVC) will be traveling to several European and Middle Eastern countries this spring to present the worldwide model she created to help victims. Interested volunteers will have the opportunity to meet directly with...

On November 28, 2014, the American Graduate School in Paris (AGS - www.ags.edu) will host an international conference on the theme “Fighting Violence Against Women”, organized on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25).

This conference will bring together policy-makers, diplomats, NGO leaders, lawyers, journalists, scholars, and human rights activists from around...