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'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.
UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short
'Torn apart, held in darkness, denied food, medicine, and dignity': Hostage families speak at UNHRC
UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Israeli airstrike on Qatar
Israel: UNHRC's new investigator has compared Nakba to Holocaust
Francesca Albanese has compared "the Holocaust to the Nakba, and advocates for the de-facto destruction of the Nation-State of the Jewish People,” Eilon Shahar said.
UN may update blacklist of companies operating in Israeli settlements
An initial list of 112 such companies was published in 2020. The mandate to make changes to that database on an annual basis, however, has been unfilled due to lack of funds.
Russian envoy compares Ukraine to Nazi Germany at UNHRC
Russian Ambassador compared Ukrainian actions, political and military, to Nazi Germany in United Nations Human Rights Council, causing uproar.
US State Department official addresses return to UN Human Rights Council
The Biden administration has committed to aggressively confront anti-Israel bias in the UNHRC wherever and whenever it appears.
Biden names Atlanta Jewish leader as envoy to UN Human Rights Council
Michèle Taylor, daughter of a Holocaust survivor and founder of a congregation, was named envoy to the UNHRC by President Biden.
US back at Human Rights Council after Trump era
Top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations Committee pans ‘lending legitimacy’ to body that ‘persecutes’ Israel
Austria leads 48 nations in pledge at UNHRC to combat antisemitism
"This fight is between antisemites and anyone who believes in the values of equality, justice and liberty," Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.
Jewish and Muslim organizations give joint statement at UNHRC
The World Jewish Congress and the Muslim World League gave a joint statement at the UNHRC promoting human rights for everyone.
UNHRC to debate link between COVID-19 and neo-Nazism
The COVID-19 outbreak has been used to disseminate racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.
Envoy: UNHRC must atone for sin of anti-Israel bias prior to Yom Kippur
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Meirav Elion Shahar addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying they should abolish its annual practice of condemning Israel under Agenda Item 7.