Human Rights Council
UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech
Palestine Action has targeted Israel-linked defence companies in Britain, especially Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint.
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
The Democratic Party's Israel problem runs deeper than Rahm Emanuel says - opinion
'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza
City of al-Obeid in Sudan facing human rights catastrophe, UN high commissioner warns council
"The signs from al-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, this time in the capital of the strategic state of North Kordofan," Volker Turk said.
How UN ‘human rights experts’ became a tool of dictatorships - opinion
The corruption of the system did not happen overnight. As dictatorships gained influence inside the UNHRC, they learned they need not abolish the language of human rights to weaken it.
Primary school strike prompts Iran to request urgent UN Human Rights debate
The attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School consisted of two missile strikes in quick succession that killed 168 children, mostly girls, Iranian officials say.
Violent suppression, human rights violation: UN rapporteur submits report on Iran’s Jan. protests
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, noted that while drafting the report, she found many Iranian families were reluctant to give consent for her to share their testimonies.
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
UN experts said crimes outlined in documents released by the United States Justice Department were committed against a backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption, and extreme misogyny.
European countries slam Francesca Albanese, France demands resignation from UN Human Rights Council
In response to the accusations, Albanese lashed out at her critics and claimed that her words had been taken out of context.
'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.
Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis
NetBlocks, a privately held global internet monitor, also claimed that there were signs of "an attempt to generate false traffic and manufacture narratives of a wider restoration."
How António Guterres turned ‘international law’ into a weapon against Jews - opinion
The question the world must now ask is not about American power, but about Guterres’s abuse of power.
