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The United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) session in Geneva on Wednesday was marked by the interruption and scolding of pro-Israel speakers. Meanwhile, those speaking against the Jewish ...

Two successive terms of U.S. membership on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), before the mandatory one-year hiatus, have improved the body’s performance in several ways. These improvements ...

Amnesty International urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees to their home country. The statement came amid the 58th session of the ...

Read the letter below. Dear Permanent Representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council, The human rights situation in Algeria remains bleak. The Algerian authorities have ...

It was inaugurated on November 18th, 2008 by the United Nations Secretary-General and the King and Queen of Spain. The Human Rights Council frequently meets at this location.

Through the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Human Rights Council and UN not only monitors compliance with human rights treaties but also coordinates its efforts towards the ...