UN Human Rights Council

Dolkun Isa, President of World Uyghur Congress. Photo: EPA
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24 March 2023
China tries to block prominent Uyghur speaker at UN
(File) Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 June 2022. Photo: EPA
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27 February 2023
Many issues for UN Human Rights Council meeting...
When the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday there will be many pressing human rights...
A photo of slain US-Palestinian Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, with a caption in Arabic reading "Shireen Abu Akleh, the voice of Palestine", is seen amongst reporters ahead of a joint press conference between the US and Palestinian presidents after their meeting at the Muqataa Presidential Compound in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on July 15, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
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11 November 2022
Slain Palestinian reporter's family,...
Family members and colleagues of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Tom Andrews gives a press conference during the 51th Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 22. Photo: AFP
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27 October 2022
UN says world has failed people of Myanmar
The international community has failed the people of Myanmar since a military junta took...
Uyghur women wearing face masks hold placards and East Turkestan flags during a protest against China on the occasion of the International Women's Day near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 08 March 2021. Photo: EPA
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09 October 2022
UN rights vote Pyrrhic victory for China, say...
The UN Human Rights Council damaged its credibility by dodging a discussion on Xinjiang,...
Russian tourists walk at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 03 August 2022 (issued 09 August 2022). Photo: EPA
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08 October 2022
UN rights council to monitor Russia in historic...
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday agreed to monitor the rights situation in Russia,...
Debris and bloodstains on the floor of a damaged school building in Myanmar's northwest Sagaing region. Eleven schoolchildren were killed in an attack by a Myanmar military helicopter. Photo: AFP
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28 September 2022
Myanmar school attack could be 'war crime...
UN investigators said Tuesday that the Myanmar junta commanders who ordered an attack...
Soldiers stand guard on a street as tensions rise in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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10 August 2022
Mounting proof of crimes against humanity in...
UN investigators on Tuesday reported mounting evidence of crimes against humanity,...
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11 June 2022
NUG minister says rights abuses getting worse in...
The National Unity Government (NUG) Minister of Human Rights Aung Myo Min urged the Czech...
(File) UN Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: EPA
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05 April 2022
US to seek Russia's suspension from UN Human...
The United States plans to seek Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council...
A general view of the assembly f the Human Rights Council. Photo: EPA
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21 March 2022
HRW: UN rights body should seek justice in Myanmar
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to...
Soldiers patrol on the street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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13 March 2022
World needs to impose more sanctions on Myanmar...
Myanmar’s military government has been attacking civilians since the February 1 coup last...
WHO Headquarters in Geneva. Photo: Wikipedia
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12 March 2022
Dozens of Myanmar CSOs call on UNHRC to...
116 Myanmar civil society organizations have issued a joint open letter addressed to...

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