Human Rights

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.

Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson discusses her approach to leadership and embracing “concepts of disruption” ahead of an existential election year.

At any given time, 800 million women, girls, non-binary people, and transgender men around the world are menstruating. Yet, menstruation is still a taboo topic and one cloaked in many myths, especially…

When you perform qualitative interviews with the general public, you realize two things very quickly: The world is not black and white, and people for the most part are torn…