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Byline: Victoria Craw; Sammy Westfall President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council. 'I've always felt that the U.N. [...]

GENEVA, February 6, 2025 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stated on Thursday that as of Jan.1, 2025, the United States' term as a member [...]

JERUSALEM, February 6, 2025 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday that Israel will no longer participate in [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by the American Jewish Committee (AJC): In response to the Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-January 15, 2025-: Human rights records of 14 States to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanism (C)1994-2025 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:15012025 Fourteen States will have their human rights records [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by Radio Free Asia: Vietnam announced on Dec. 12 it was standing as a candidate for re-election to the United Nations Human [...]

Byline: Guardian staff and agencies Saudi Arabia narrowly failed in its bid to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a blow to Riyadh's efforts to boost [...]

New York/Prague, Oct 9 (CTK) - The Czech Republic will be in the next three years again a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), tasked to monitor [...]

Byline: Carine Kaneza Nantulya Address Constraints on Rights, Civilian Protection in Conflict Areas, Accountability Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council review of the (https://www.hrw.org/africa/democratic-republic-congo) Democratic Republic of Congo's [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council review of the Democratic Republic of Congo's human rights [...]

DHAKA, October 30, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has decided to set up an office in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to strengthen its activities [...]

Byline: Valtino Omolo, Zenge Simakoloyi and Tem Fuh Mbuh Kenya should seize the opportunity of its council membership to improve its human rights record at home. Kenya was among several [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by Radio Free Asia: Marshall Islands was elected on Wednesday to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council, or HRC, from [...]

Byline: Catherine Adeniyi Not 'snubbed' - Nigerian government says it wasn't a candidate for election to the UN Human Rights Council IN SHORT: Nigeria received three votes in the October [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Thailand's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council last week is sure to generate high expectations [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 14, 2024-: United Nations (UN) Extends Democratic Republic (DR) Congo Experts’ Mandate Amid Increasing Abuses (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:11102024 On October 11, the United Nations Human Rights Council [...]

Byline: Folashade Ogunrinde The presidency explained the few votes, which triggered the speculations of Nigeria being snubbed in the UNHRC election. The presidency has denied claims that Nigeria failed to [...]

Byline: Staff Reporter Ethiopia's election this week to the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2025-2027 term during the 79th UN General Assemblyis certain tostirdebate both at [...]

Byline: Hilary Power But More Robust Rights Monitoring Needed On October 11, the United Nations Human Rights Council extended the mandate of its (https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/kasai-region/index) team of international experts on the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: On October 11, the United Nations Human Rights Council extended the mandate of its team of international [...]

GENEVA -- The following information was released by the State Council of the People's Republic of China: A resolution marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for [...]

Geneva, Switzerland -- UK and Somalia Seek UN Human Rights Council Support for Somalia's Reforms - The United Kingdom and Somalia jointly presented a resolution at the United Nations Human [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 9, 2024, adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, which on September 21 elected a new president, Anura [...]

GENEVA, October 10, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A resolution marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted by consensus on Wednesday during the [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for another year. The mandate of (https://www.ohchr.org/en/specialprocedures/sr-russian-federation) Special [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by the United Nations: By Vibhu Mishra 10 October 2024 Human Rights The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the [...]

Geneva -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 10, 2024, today adopted a resolution on the human rights situation [...]

Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has been elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the term 2025-2027 during the 79th UN General Assembly meeting held [...]

Nairobi, Oct. 9 -- A coalition of civil society organisations has voiced opposition to Kenya's candidacy for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), arguing Nairobi has [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: On October 9, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a European Union-led resolution renewing [...]

GENEVA, Sept. 25, September 25, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Over 100 countries voiced their support for China's position and opposed the politicization of human rights at the 57th session [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-September 24, 2024-: Human Rights Council: CSI highlights plight of Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:24092024 Just over a year after Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed the Armenian population [...]

Geneva -- The 57th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) opened in Geneva on Monday under the Moroccan presidency, with a busy agenda including the review [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-September 5, 2024-: Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Seventh Regular Session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:04092024 The United Nations Human Rights Council [...]

THE United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution calling to promote and protect the human rights of 1.9 million seafarers worldwide. The Philippine-initiated resolution, A/HRC/56/L.4, was deliberated [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Re: HRC57 [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Brae, delivered a statement on behalf of the Nordic countries and the Baltic States at the United Nations Human Rights Council, underscoring the grave violations [...]

Today, 11 July 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), on its 56th Session in Geneva, adopted by consensus a resolution on promoting and protecting the enjoyment of human [...]

On July 12, the four-week 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended. During this session, Lithuania paid particular attention to the global consequences of Russia's aggression against [...]

Ms. Pinsuda Jayanama, Director-General of the Department of International Organizations, chaired the first meeting in 2024 of the Subcommittee on Thailands candidatures and candidatures of Thai nationals to international organizations. [...]

The 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which took place from June 18, 2024, ended in Geneva. It was marked by the discussion of the rights of [...]

On June 28, at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Lithuania, on behalf of 36 countries, read a joint statement on the actions of Georgia's ruling party aimed at limiting [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-July 9, 2024-: Former Armenian FM calls on UN to investigate ethnic cleansing of Nagorno Karabakh (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:09072024 - Azerbaijan responds, claims Armenians 'left voluntarily' Vartan Oskanian, [...]

HONG KONG, July 6, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday strongly condemned the [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Voice of America (VOA): By VOA News FILE - A Uyghur woman works while children play in Hotan, in western [...]

GENEVA -- The following information was released by the World Jewish Congress (WJC): On the sidelines of the 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday, the [...]

The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), Omar Zniber, honored women diplomats at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday, on the sidelines of the 56th session [...]