Human Rights Council
'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence
The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.
Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis
How António Guterres turned ‘international law’ into a weapon against Jews - opinion
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency meeting on Iran to discuss 'alarming violence'
Step up trials of alleged Syrian war criminals, UN rights chief says
Attempts to refer atrocities in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for prosecution have failed, Michelle Bachelet said.
Nikki Haley condemns Biden decision to rejoin Human Rights Council, UNRWA
"If China, Russia, and Cuba started an organization that celebrated their tyranny in the name of human rights, would the United States want to join?"
Rabbis across denominational spectrum urge congressional action on Uighurs
“Your support for this legislation is absolutely crucial to ensure that our fight to prevent further atrocities against this long-persecuted group will be successful.”
Can the US under Biden change the UNHRC? - opinion
Only a superpower like the United States can initiate change within the body.
US rejoins UN Human Rights Council, reversing Trump's withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a senior US diplomat in Geneva announced on Monday that Washington has returned to the UN Human Rights Council as an observer.
US pendulum swings back into the UN Human Rights Council - analysis
Republicans snub the UNHRC, which is fixated on Israel and gives cover to dictators. Democrats seek to reform it from the inside. Has either tactic worked?
UN Watch report highlights anti-Israel bias at UN Human Rights Council
Among the claims made against Israel at the UNHRC include Israel hindering the Palestinians in their fight against COVID-19.
Saudi Arabia’s failed UNHRC bid not just about human rights - analysis
Observers of United Nations affairs cite need for major reforms regarding way countries are elected to rights council.
UNHRC condemns Israeli annexation plans, calls for report on its impact
“We have to stand firm and say ‘no’ to what Israel and America are doing in this area,” PLO Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi said.
The UN is rewarding China's litany of human rights abuse - analysis
The UN rewards China’s litany of human rights abuses with influential position on its Human Rights Council, rather than punishing Xi Jinping’s brutal regime.
