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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.

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a news conference during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2026.
UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva

Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces

UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence


Beyond Russia: Fixing the UN’s human rights farce - opinion

The worst violators are dictators like Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who protect themselves and their allies from investigation and criticism.

 RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR Gennady Gatilov attends a meeting with members of the media after a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in Ukraine, last month.

Russia quits UNHRC after being suspended with Israel's support

Russia's deputy UN Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin described the move as an 'illegitimate and politically motivated step,' and then announced that Russia had decided to quit the Human Rights Council.

A UN security officer stands guard during the special session on the situation in Ukraine of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2022.

Russia vows its forces will 'liberate' Mariupol from nationalists

Russians persists in Mariupol, separatist regions • Ukraine: Attacks against Mykolayiv break war laws • Russian morale decreasing

 A view shows an armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict on a road leading to the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 28, 2022.

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.

 Israeli Ambassador to UN Institutions in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar

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.

Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏

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.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

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.

Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva

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.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

US back at Human Rights Council after Trump era

Top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations Committee pans ‘lending legitimacy’ to body that ‘persecutes’ Israel

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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.

Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏