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The "Human Rights" Council resulted from a U.N. "reform ... In this context, the Islamic states propose to create a never-ending "mechanism" "to assist in the investigation and prosecution ...

This one-sided focus on Israel undermines the legitimate and genuine threat posed by real human rights abusers,” the congressional leaders wrote to the U.N. secretary-general.The post Risch, Mast thre ...

In a joint paper published Thursday, Lawyers for Justice in Libya and the International Commission of Jurists have called on ...

Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that urged the international community to address human rights violations by ...

Last week, a cross-regional group of countries – led by Iceland, with support from Chile and South Africa – called on the ...

The mechanism will document and verify relevant ... addressing its root causes and ensuring accountability. The UN Human Rights Council further decided to establish an independent commission ...

North Korea has effectively rejected nearly half the human rights recommendations made by United Nations member states during ...

A draft resolution circulated by the Palestinian Authority would establish another open-ended forum to investigate Israelis ...

The report voiced today is yet another sad testimony to how selective country mechanisms turn the international dimension of ...

The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and ...

Algeria is expected to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights, and to fully cooperate with the Council and its mechanisms. We urge you to use your position within ...