Why Navi Pillay’s Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Is So Important Why Navi Pillay’s Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Is So Important
She believes that human rights and international law are universal principles that must be enforced regardless of violator’s ideology, ethnicity, or geostrategic alignment.
Oct 14, 2026 / Stephen Zunes
Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him. Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him.
Scenes from the defiant protest against the genocidal leader’s UN speech.
Sep 25, 2026 / Ella Fanger
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit
Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.
Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy
Princeton undergraduates are helping the organization develop standards for post-mortem digital privacy and death in custody.
Sep 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Rachel Brooks
Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down
Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.
Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide
It’s no coincidence that the Supreme Court’s decision allowing trans sports bans echoes the work of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.
Jul 10, 2026 / S. Baum
Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent
I was born in Iranian prison to political activists. Our families’ stories demonstrate that those who expose injustice will always be viewed as threats to the established order.
Jul 4, 2026 / Sahar Delijani
Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights
Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guise of protecting children.
Jun 26, 2026 / Ryan Thoreson
How Closing the Strait of Hormuz Has Sparked a Wider Energy Debate in Europe How Closing the Strait of Hormuz Has Sparked a Wider Energy Debate in Europe
The lessons from these shocks is clear.
May 11, 2026 / Stanley Reed