Last week, the United Nations held elections for seats on the UN’s esteemed Human Rights Council. Member states to this council are supposed to represent the nations which uphold and promote the ...

At the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council, the mandate of the UN expert mechanism on racism in law enforcement comes up for renewal. Civil society groups and affected communities have ...

At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will present its report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, ...

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar formally announced on Thursday that Israel will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). According to Saar’s letter, addressed to the UNHRC president ...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a resolution passed Friday that aims to help prevent rights violations against ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) session in Geneva on Wednesday was marked by the interruption and scolding of pro-Israel speakers. Meanwhile, those speaking against the Jewish state ...

The UN condemned growing violence and pro-war propaganda in a global update at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday. “Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned even more deadly. In July, ...

United Nations members rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to join the organization’s Human Rights Council amid opposition from activists who say the Gulf nation remains among the worst human rights offenders ...

Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) was elected on Wednesday to chair the Artificial Intelligence Working Group of ...

Valery Fadeev, head of the Human Rights Council under Russia’s president, said banning or “switching off” VPN services ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council, according to a White House fact sheet shared ahead of ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2024. In its Conclusions, the Council reaffirms the EU's commitment to human ...