Human Rights Good News

The “Assume That I Can” video campaign — starring Madison Tevlin — is challenging outdated stereotypes about Down syndrome ahead of World Down Syndrome Day.

Efforts toward gender equality extend beyond numerical representation, with ongoing initiatives addressing media coverage, fair scheduling, and leadership roles.

Meghan Markle headlined a panel at SXSW alongside Brooke Shields and Katie Couric to discuss women's representation in media on International Women’s Day.

Together Rising, which has supported Gaza since 2021, collaborates with local partners to provide essential supplies to people in need.

From a protest encampment in Islamabad, hundreds of women from Balochistan are demanding the return of their missing loved ones amid staunch government repression.

At a time when women were expected to sit in the background, these heroes shattered those restrictions, bravely and unapologetically standing up for what they believed in.

Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, low pay, and lack of recognition, countless deaf women have fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote.

This Women's History Month, learn from some of the world's most daring women leaders — and their TED Talks.

After decades of work for just 13 cents a day, this incarcerated man donated all of his money to support relief efforts in Gaza.

Historian Vicki Crawford explains the contributions of women who influenced King and helped to fuel some of the most significant campaigns of the civil rights era, but whose contributions are not nearly as well known.‍

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Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing feminist, journalist, and social-political activist, has been a leading voice in the women’s liberation movement for decades.