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U.N. Human Rights Council Renews LGBT Expert Mandate
The U.N. renewed its LGBT mandate, allowing expert Graeme Reid to keep monitoring global anti-LGBT discrimination for three ...
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UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights Council
Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ ...
Rights defenders denounce US sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians
Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States ...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US? - An independent investigator is being sanctioned by United States over her ...
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UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of LGBTQ+ rights expert
The United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN ...
UNHRC adopts China-initiated human rights resolution by consensus without a vote for first time
As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ...
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US sanctions UN rights expert for Palestinian territories
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced Washington was sanctioning the United Nations special expert on the ...
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UN adopts Korea-led motion on tech's impact on human rights
A resolution on new technology's impact on human rights, whose proposal was led by Korea, was adopted by consensus (agreement ...
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President of Human Rights Council appoints Max du Plessis of South Africa as member of Iran fact-finding mission
President of Human Rights Council appoints Max du Plessis of South Africa as member of Iran fact-finding mission ...