50 Best Blogs for Following Human Rights News

No matter what you're studying in your online degree program or college classes, reading up on human rights news will educate you on important global issues that shed new light on business, politics and social change. These blogs will show you not only how you can help protect under-served or persecuted communities, but also how you can apply your new understanding of the world to society and business back home.

Institution Blogs

Here you'll find blogs from big human rights organizations like the ACLU and Human Rights Watch.

1. Human Rights Now: Amnesty International blogs here to share breaking human rights news in the U.S. and abroad.
2. HRC Back Story: The Human Rights Campaign posts news and stories about protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights.
3. UN Dispatch: Find out what the UN is working on to promote peace, alleviate poverty, visit places of emergency, and more.
4. IHRA Blog: Learn more about what's being done in terms of drug-related crimes, drug policies and drug research from the International Harm Reduction Association blog.
5. Human Rights Watch News: Browse regularly updated news posts about human rights crimes and campaigns in the Middle East, Asia and beyond.
6. ECHR Blog: Antoine Buyse from the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights at Utrecht University shares his research and other European human rights news.
7. ACLU Blog: The American Civil Liberties Union maintains this website "because freedom can't blog itself." Find news stories relating to immigration, LGBT rights, prisoner rights, racial justice, and a lot more.
8. My MADRE: This women's rights group will keep you updated on global conferences, child soldiers, the Haiti recovery, and opportunities within the nonprofit world.

Global Issues

These blogs will update you on the human rights issues affecting people around the world, like poverty, freedom of expression, and international justice.

9. Global Voices Online: The human rights news blog covers corrupt politicians, detainment, poverty, massacres, and more.
10. Blogactiv: Read about European-interest social changes and human rights on this multi-lingual blog.
11. Fight for Human Rights: Care2's human rights blog reads almost like a news feed with photos, reader submissions, and posts about child malnutrition, hunger strikes, capital punishment, and more.
12. Wronging Rights: This highly opinionated — and wryly funny — blog posts critical comments on international justice and human rights issues.
13. Talking Rights: From China to child soldiers, find out what's really going on behind the scenes.
14. The Seminal: This outspoken blog covers issues in Afghanistan, the U.S. economy, American military, and more.
15. World Bridge Blog: Refugees International discusses threats, newly displaced groups, refugee culture, and other devastating issues.
16. TED Blog: TED's blog highlights new videos and issues that its lecturers and conferences are supporting, like public health, Afghan society, regions plagued by war, education, disaster relief, and more.
17. Poverty News Blog: Find out how to help poverty-stricken areas and communities around the world.
18. Speaking Globally: Read longer posts about the West Bank, Thailand, South Africa, and other regions trying to make it work.

Location Specific

From Israel and Palestine to China, find human rights news dealing with specific regions here.

19. UK Human Rights Blog: This barrister-written blog shares unbiased legal updates and human rights news.
20. HLT News: The Holy Land Trust has set up a news blog for educating readers about nonviolence efforts in Palestine, and the campaign to turn the Holy Land and Palestine into a region of respect and tolerance.
21. HRIC Daily News Brief: Human Rights in China posts news stories from international papers, blogs and websites here for daily updates.
22. International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Blog/Latest News: Get the latest news stories about arrests, executions and human rights in Iran.
23. This is Zimbabwe: The Zimbabwe Civic Action Support Group blogs to promote democracy and freedom.
24. Save Darfur: Get reading roundups, genocide news, war crimes updates and other news stories from Sudan here.

Community, Social Change and Politics

These blogs spread news about social change, gay rights, religion, and more.

25. Ella's Voice: Read this blog from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights to read about police brutality, riots, and other social advocacy news.
26. Censored News: Here you'll find updates about immigration, indigenous peoples and human rights.
27. Gay Rights: Change.org's Gay Rights blog reports on gays in the military, new legislation and policies, homophobia, and more.
28. Religion News Blog: This blog reports on extremism, religion and politics, religious violence, fraud, and other issues.
29. Persecution Blog: This is another religious-interest blog about the persecution of Christians all over the world.
30. Capital Defense Weekly: Find news and commentary about the law relating to capital defense and the rights of the wrongfully accused.
31. JustNews Blog: This is the spot for "social justice journalism," where you can read about immigration, protests and more.
32. Identity Theory: Read about workers' rights and other social justice issues here.

Women and Children

Women and children's issues are shared on the following blogs.

33. Field Notes: UNICEF blogs to help protect, educate and feed youth around the world.
34. Live Action Blog: This pro-life blog promotes non-violent awareness of the dangers of abortion.
35. Children: The World Affairs Blog Network posts job updates and news stories about maternal health, orphans, genital mutilation and more.
36. fbomb: Health care, rape, fashion, social media, women in the arts and other feminist issues are all addressed on this women's rights blog for young feminists.
37. Global Sister: Read news stories and commentary about abortion, empowerment, education, UN campaigns and other global-minded women's issues.
38. Amplify: This blog also appeals to teens and youth interested in promoting women and children's rights in the United States and around the world.

Public Health and Emergencies

Learn about public health projects around the world.

39. Health Rights Advocate: From landmines to AIDS, this public health watch blog alerts readers to threats and victories around the world.
40. Take Part: This blog mashes environmental news with public health, human rights and nutrition.

Violence and Peace

Read up on nonviolence campaigns here.

41. STAND: Students blog to bring awareness to genocide intervention efforts here.
42. Antiwar Blog: This blog isn't just antiwar: it reports on violent protests, bombings, terrorism and the fight for peace.
43. Waging Nonviolence: Get the latest updates on nonviolent triumphs and challenges, including sit-ins, "peace armies," cease fires and more.
44. FOR Blogs: The Fellowship of Reconciliation welcomes blog posts about peace efforts, terrorism, war news, war crimes, and related issues.
45. Ashoka Peace: Entrepreneurs and social activists learn about the role they can play in promoting nonviolence and tolerance.
46. Nonviolent Migration: Racism, tolerance, border issues and social change are addressed on this blog hoping for nonviolent migration movements.

Miscellaneous

This collection of blogs includes news from Guantanamo, the EU, the UN, and more.

47. PhD Studies in Human Rights: Graduate-level students wanting to learn more about new developments and publications regarding human rights issues can turn here.
48. Community to Protect Journalists Blog: Find out why journalists need their personal and professional rights protected when you keep up with the news stories on this blog.
49. UN Blog: The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute blogs about the EU, gender issues, UN treaties and policies, and other human rights issues.
50. Project Hamad: Get regular updates on the detention of Adel Hamad, as well as general Guantanamo Bay news.