UN rights council condemns Myanmar violations, urges independent probe
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Wednesday criticized the government of Myanmar for its continued human rights abuses and refusal to cooperate with humanitarian groups. The resolution calls on the Myanmar government to free...
UN human rights chief gives final address, criticizes ongoing discrimination
The UN's new Universal Periodic Review has made great strides in protecting human rights but still has far to go, departing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said in her last address...
UN rights council elections favor 4 states criticized by rights groups
The 47-member UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held elections for 15 open seats Wednesday, with four seats going to countries that have been harshly criticized by human rights groups. In a report to the...
Reformist Muslims need legal protection from blasphemy accusations
Farzana Hassan and Tarek Fatah : "How long will it take the leadership of North America's traditional Muslim leadership to embrace the First amendment of the United Sates constitution and the doctrine of...
UK rights record on terrorism, prisoners challenged as UN review process continues
Representatives from the 47 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Thursday criticized the human rights record of the United Kingdom , including the government's treatment of terror suspects and prisoners, as...
Israel bars UN Palestinian rights envoy after Holocaust comments
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that it will not allow the new UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) envoy on Israeli human rights to enter either Israel or the Palestinian territories after he...
The UN Human Rights Council held its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Monday, reviewing the human rights record of Bahrain. Under the UPR, the 47-member Council will systematically investigate the human rights situations...
UN rights panel extends free speech investigator mandate to discrimination
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution by a 32-0 vote Tuesday "extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression...
Aung Din : "All the points mentioned in the resolution are truly strong and necessary. However, this resolution can not be called "strong" as it does not have binding power and enforcement mechanism. There were...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said Friday that she will not seek a second term when her commission ends on June 30. Arbour's decision not to seek a second term...
