Human Rights Council

PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands

Individuals, including children, are being held by the PA security force despite court orders for their release, the UN office confirmed.

Police officers stand guard as Palestinians protest outside the Prime Minister's office, calling on the government to fulfil demands related to prisoners and injured people, in Ramallah, the West Bank, May 31, 2026
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 7, 2026.

The Democratic Party's Israel problem runs deeper than Rahm Emanuel says - opinion

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky sharing her experience of sexual abuse at the UN Human Rights Council.

'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (C) speaks during a press conference as part of his working visit to South Korea at the Seoul Global Center in Seoul on May 13, 2026.

City of al-Obeid in Sudan facing human rights catastrophe, UN high commissioner warns council


UN spends approximately $100 million in funding to target Israel yearly, new report shows

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told The Jerusalem Post that the figure reflects a network of UN bodies, committees, and mechanisms structurally embedded in the organization’s budget.

 Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023.

US steps up Sudan peace push as Rubio discusses conflict resolution with Saudi FM - analysis

The BBC says “more than 150,000 people have died in the conflict across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes in what the UN has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis."

A child looks at Sudanese women lining up to receive aid at the Al-Afad camp for displaced people in the town of Al-Dabba, northern Sudan, on November 15, 2025. Since its outbreak in April 2023,

UN report claims Israel commits 'extermination' in Gaza by killing in schools

"We are seeing more and more indications that Israel is carrying out a concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life in Gaza," former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, said.

 A girl walks next to a damaged building at the Dar Al-Arqam school, in Gaza City, April 4, 2025

Turning the victim into an aggressor - opinion

This antisemitic display will be remembered as a significant attempt by an international body to distort reality and promote the pervasive anti-Israel narrative at the UN.

 A general view of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on "Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe," at the UN headquarters in New York, US, May 4, 2023.

Israel needs a strategy, not just outrage while fighting lies - analysis

Israel needs to go on the offensive against these types of attacks. It needs to launch proactive initiatives to put the accusers on the defensive.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. October 23, 2024.

'Hubris and self-righteousness': UN's Albanese slams Israel's withdrawal from UNHRC

Albanese claimed that Israel's decision shows a "lack of realization of what they have done. They insist on self-righteousness."

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

UNHRC calls for arms embargo against Israel, asks it to prevent genocide

The resolution did not mention Hamas or condemn it for the invasion of Israel on October 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 seized as hostages.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

Mahsa Amini's death in Iran custody was 'unlawful', says UN mission

United Nations fact-finding mission finds that the death of Iranian national Mahasa Amini in 2022 was caused by violence, systematic violence against women is still occurring throughout the country.

 Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022

Iran’s FM in Geneva for UN, ICRC meetings

Iran, which backs Hamas and supported the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas, now says that it wants to see political efforts to end the “Gaza crisis.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, March 19, 2023.

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated,' UN expert warns

"Russian authorities have severely curtailed the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression, both online and offline."

 A sticker that reads "Russia is a terrorist state" is attached to a flag of Ukraine during a gathering to protest against a pro-Russia demonstration amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Frankfurt, Germany, September 18, 2022