- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUNHRC
U.S. will oppose U.N. human rights council’s ‘disproportionate’ attention on Israel -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has concerns with the United Nations Human Rights Council and will oppose its "disproportionate" attention on Israel, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters…
UN rights body establishes investigator for Afghanistan
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe alleged violations committed by the Taliban and other…
Activists urge UN to investigate alleged Taliban crimes
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The ousted Afghan government and activist groups called on the main U.N. human rights body on Monday to investigate reports of targeted killings and…
U.N. rights chief urges Belarus neighbours to protect asylum-seekers
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called on Belarus' neighbours on Friday to protect asylum seekers after four people died near the Polish border…
U.S. expulsions of Haitians may violate international law -UN refugee boss
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' top refugee official Filippo Grandi said on Tuesday the U.S. mass expulsions of Haitians without screening for their protection needs may contravene international law…
Taliban have broken promises on rights, outgoing Afghan envoy says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The Taliban have already broken their promises to safeguard women and protect human rights, and the international community must hold them to account, the…
UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the…
Afghan Foreign Minister, UN Special Representative discuss human rights violation in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 4 (ANI): Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Tuesday discussed violation of human rights by Taliban…
UN rights chief calls for release of detained protesters in Cuba
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of detention of protesters in Cuba, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called for the release of all…
UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the…
Exiled Kashmiris urge UNHRC to act against Pakistan, accuse ISI of targeting judges, journalists
Geneva (Switzerland), July 5 (ANI): Exiled Kashmiris and rights activists held a demonstration in front of the UN Human Rights Council building in Geneva to highlight Pakistan's systematic discrimination against…
Photo exhibition outside UNHRC in Switzerland highlights human rights violations in Pak’s Balochistan
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A three-day-long photo and poster exhibition in front of the United Nations office in Geneva has highlighted the plight of indigenous Baloch people in Pakistan's…
