Topic: United Nations Human Rights Council
By turning the Arizona immigration law over to the U.N. Human Rights Committee, Obama has virtually ensured a massive Republican victory in...
Balad MK slams gov't's "pirate assault" on Gaza blockade runner. MK Haneen Zoabi (Balad) was set to appear Tuesday before the UN Human Rights ...
On August 20, the United States submitted to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights a report on the U.S. human rights record, in...
The U.S. government today submitted its first-ever Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report to the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC). As part of the...
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council appointed a team of international experts Friday to investigate a raid by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May.The fact-finding team comprises three independent experts -- Sir Desmond de Si
Malaysia was urged on Friday to repeal its tough preventive security laws by a group of UN officials investigating claims of abuse and torture of detainees in police custody.The officials, on a two-week mission in the Southeast Asian nation, said "virtual
Arab delegates to the United Nations are floating a draft resolution that would require UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring a damning report on the Gaza war before the Security Council.The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to take up the ...
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe on Friday accused United Nations torture expert Manfred Nowak, who was expelled from the country, of trying to provoke a diplomatic incident by ignoring a request to delay his trip.Nowak said he would recommend that the U.N ...
JOHANNESBURG/HARARE (Reuters) - United Nations torture expert Manfred Nowak called on Thursday for action against Zimbabwe after his expulsion, and said the move underscored disarray in the unity government.Zimbabwean officials denied him entry and forced
JOHANNESBURG/HARARE (Reuters) - United Nations torture expert Manfred Nowak said on Thursday he would recommend that the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) take action against Zimbabwe after his expulsion from the country.Zimbabwean officials denied him en