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Taoiseach calls for more international pressure on Israel after genocide report

Independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council said Israeli was committing genocide in Gaza.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

UN Palestine investigator Albanese slams US sanctions on her as 'a sign of guilt'

The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Albanese followed an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to force the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to remove her from her post.

Euronews · Jul 11, 2025

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A UN rights expert blasts the impact of US aid cuts on Myanmar

An independent human rights expert says Myanmar’s people are already feeling the “crushing impact” from the “sudden, chaotic withdrawal” of U.S. and other humanitarian aid

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Trump Signs Order Withdrawing US From UN Bodies

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

The US won’t run for another term on UN human rights council. Israel is likely why

Balloting would have provided a rare opportunity for the world’s governments to vote on complicity in Israeli war crimes

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2024

Saudi Arabia narrowly fails in bid to win a seat on UN human rights council

The country had faced a campaign from rights groups who accused it of being ‘unfit to serve on the Human Rights Council’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2024

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India abstains at U.N. Human Rights Council on vote calling for Gaza ceasefire, arms embargo against Israel

The United States, Germany and four other countries voted against the resolution, titled “Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice” and India joined France and Japan amongst 13 countries that abstained.

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2024

Morocco to lead UN Human Rights Council despite South Africa’s disapproval

Secret vote held after 13 African members could not agree on a candidate, as some criticise Rabat’s rights record.

Al Jazeera · Jan 10, 2024

Russia faces a tough fight to regain its seat in the UN's top human rights body

Russia faces a tough fight to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body in Tuesday’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Putin’s shameless UN charm offensive - with stolen grain from Ukraine

Russia is on a mission to grab a seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council - and to add insult to injury it’s using crops plundered from its illegal war to curry favour with potential backers, writes Arpan Rai

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Watch: High Commissioner for Human Rights briefs council on situation in Palestine

Watch as Volker Turk, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

Iran’s FM Accuses the West of ‘Inciting Unrest’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused Western countries of “inciting” unrest in Iran. In a speech before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Amir-Abdollahian defended the Iranian authorities’ handling of the protests that erupted last September following the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, while she was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Morocco Renews Commitment to Resolve the Sahara Issue

Morocco supports the political process to resolve the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, reiterating its commitment to round table talks of all parties, under the exclusive auspices of the UN, according to Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi. Speaking at the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council, Ouahbi said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Yemeni PM: Yemen’s Humanitarian Tragedy Caused by Houthi Coup

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik stressed on Monday the need to address the real roots of the crisis in his country, which stems from the coup by the Iran-backed Houthis militias that in turn led to the humanitarian disaster. Abdulmalik ruled out the possibility of finding peace with the militias.

The New Daily · Feb 27, 2023

President Putin bestows top honour on action hero Steven Seagal

American action hero Steven Seagal, a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been bestowed Russia's top award for his "international humanitarian

France 24 · Feb 27, 2023

Treasury Secretary Yellen on surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US support

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit to highlight US economic support on Monday as a deadly Russian drone attack targeted the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi. The UN Human Rights Council convened for its annual session in Geneva as the UN chief warned that…

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The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council

The latest session of the Human Rights Council opens Monday with the U.N. secretary-general joining three presidents to speak, and foreign ministers from countries including France, Germany and Iran set to attend

WEKU · Dec 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin acknowledges Russia's war in Ukraine is taking longer than he expected

Russian President Vladimir Putin demurred on the use of nuclear weapons, saying Russia would not be able to use such weapons if it agreed not to use them first and then came under a nuclear strike.

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

“We haven’t gone mad”: Putin warns risk of nuclear war ‘growing’ but insists Russia won’t strike first

Russian president said “we realise what nuclear weapons are”, in address to Human Rights Council

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

Putin Says Russia May Be Fighting in Ukraine for a Long Time

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but he saw "no sense" in mobilizing additional soldiers at this point. "As for the duration of the special military operation, well, of course, this can be a long process," Putin…

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Putin calls nuclear weapons a tool of deterrence in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories into Russia as a major achievement of what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation.”

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 29, 2022

UN Iran Expert Concerned about Death Sentences for Protesters

A UN-appointed independent expert on Iran voiced concern on Tuesday that the repression of protesters was intensifying, with authorities launching a "campaign" of sentencing them to death. The UN says more than 300 people have been killed so far and 14,000 arrested in protests which began after the Sept.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 26, 2022

Iran Blasts UN Probe into Crackdown on Protesters

Tehran on Friday condemned the United Nations Human Rights Council decision to establish an independent investigation into the ongoing deadly violence against protesters in Iran. Earlier this month, Germany and Iceland submitted a draft resolution to the Council’s member states urging them to set up a fact-finding mission to start…

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