US says it will return to ‘flawed’ UN human rights council
3 years, 11 months ago

US says it will return to ‘flawed’ UN human rights council

Al Jazeera  

Secretary of State Blinken says Trump’s 2018 withdrawal from the council ‘did nothing to encourage meaningful change’. The United States has said it will “re-engage” with the United Nations Human Rights Council, almost three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew from the panel. — Secretary Antony Blinken February 8, 2021 The Trump administration withdrew from the council in 2018, accusing the 47-member body of “chronic anti-Israel bias” and “hypocrisy” for allowing countries with poor human rights records to be members, including China, Cuba, Eritrea, Russia and Venezuela. Since leaving the council, the US delegation has attended only reviews to examine the human rights records of all UN member states – not the council’s regular sessions held three times a year. British ambassador to the UN Karen Pierce hailed the US announcement, tweeting on Monday: “Together we can shine a spotlight on human rights abuse and promote fundamental freedoms around the globe.”

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The world is becoming less safe by the day, warns the UN secretary general

Associated Press  

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record

Associated Press  

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UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017
1 year, 5 months ago

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

Associated Press  

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Outrage as UN debate on China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses rejected
2 years, 3 months ago

Outrage as UN debate on China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses rejected

Al Jazeera  

China claims ‘victory’ as UN Human Rights Council votes not to discuss allegations of abuses against minority Uighurs. The UN Human Rights Council has voted not to debate the treatment of the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang even after the UN’s human rights office concluded the scale of the alleged abuses there may …

To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
2 years, 4 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure

News 18  

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Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council ‘meaningful step’ by global community: US President Joe Biden
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council ‘meaningful step’ by global community: US President Joe Biden

The Hindu  

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US elected to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit
3 years, 2 months ago

US elected to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration says US will ‘vigorously oppose’ the Council’s ‘disproportionate attention’ on Israel. The United States has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time since the Trump administration quit the international body in 2018, citing what it called “chronic bias” against Israel. The Biden administration announced its intention to rejoin the Human Rights Council …

Biden's next foreign policy move? Get US back into UN Human Rights Council
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden's next foreign policy move? Get US back into UN Human Rights Council

India Today  

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UN Chief Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with Human Rights Council
3 years, 11 months ago

UN Chief Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with Human Rights Council

India TV News  

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3 years, 11 months ago

Biden reverses another Trump-era move, US set to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

India TV News  

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Biden moves to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden moves to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council

Daily Mail  

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US moves to rejoin UN rights council, reversing Trump anew
3 years, 11 months ago

US moves to rejoin UN rights council, reversing Trump anew

Associated Press  

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4 years, 2 months ago

UNHRC | A work-in-progress campaign for rights

The Hindu  

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