Human Rights Council
UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression
The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
European countries slam Francesca Albanese, France demands resignation from UN Human Rights Council
'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence
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.
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.”
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."
UN removes 15 companies from blacklist for halting settlement activity
The UN list was limited in scope due to budget restrictions and the rights office was only able to review the original list of 112 companies.
Amid criticism, Columbia University announces a new research center in Tel Aviv
For decades, Columbia has been the site of heated debate among both faculty and students over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
UN human rights chief calls on Israel to temporarily halt judicial reform
One of the bill's key components will add restrictions on the judicial review of Basic Laws.
Israel accuses UN human rights chief of blaming terror attacks on victims
Israel stated that the Geneva human rights community remained silent on the shooting in Neveh Ya'acov for a week.
UNHRC discriminates against Israel, should send rapporteur home - opinion
Appointing a UNHRC rapporteur to Israel is an outrageous and totally fictitious antisemitic assessment of the relationship between our Arab citizens and residents, and the Jewish Israeli public.
Discrimination, demonization and delegitimization has no place at the UN - opinion
Navi Pillay wrote a letter to the president of the Human Rights Council, alleging that her colleagues were being "deliberately misquoted."
UNHRC to hold special session on Iran, human rights violations
The UNHRC needed one-third of the 47 members of the Council's support is required in order to hold a special session.
