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Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her
In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.
UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression
'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence
UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short
US boycotts fail to shake UNHRC’s anti-Israel bias
The UN as an organization has never found a formula that both allows for full democratic participation of all member states, while at the same time protecting against undue bias.
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.
How will Israel deal with diverging viewpoints with Biden?
The challenge awaiting Jerusalem now is how to coordinate and work with a new administration that does not share the ‘no daylight’ approach of its predecessor.
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 Security Council must enforce settlement blacklist - UNHRC official
In February the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a list of 112 businesses which it concludes operate over the pre-1967 lines.
US slams election of abhorrent abusers to UNHRC after China gets seat
UN Watch director: Membership should be based on a nation’s human rights records, but rarely is
Rami Levy sues UN for defamation after placement on settlement 'blacklist'
While the UN has immunity in general, Shurat HaDin claims that this case is an exception as the UN violated its charter and practiced "pure racism on the basis of nationality and religion."
UNHRC arms embargo call against Israel passes by only slim margin
Body approved the text by a 22-8 vote, with 17 abstentions
Pompeo accuses UN of hypocrisy after condemnation of US police brutality
"The United Nations Human Rights Council, now comprised of Venezuela and recently, Cuba and China, has long been and remains a haven for dictators and democracies that indulge them."
UNHRC suspends Israeli-Palestinian debate due to coronavirus
The UNHRC meets three times a year. It is mandated to debate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at every session, but the passage of resolutions against Israel often takes place at the March session.
