Various protagonists in Loeffler’s story wished for an Israeli leadership position at the UN Human Rights Commission, to no avail. ... As noted by Loeffler, “Lauterpacht’s hopes for bold Israeli leadership on the UN human rights front also died in..…
The 57-page report, Recycled Violence Abuses by FARC Dissident Groups Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific Coast, shows how flaws in the demobilization of FARC guerrillas and in their reincorporation into society helped prompt the formation of these new dissident groups. ..…
This includes recent statements that denounce the mass death sentences for people who participated in protests Egypt, and rare call by number of UN independent experts for UN Human Rights Council to urgently respond to the government's appalling behavior.. ... The attacks..…
In 2017, we exposed Beijing's efforts to silence UN human rights experts and staff, to prevent Chinese voices from participating UN reviews, and to manipulate rules and procedures to ensure more favorable reviews — weakening UN scrutiny of China and of other abusive..…
Palestinian Cabinet condemns Israeli settlers calls to attack President Mahmoud Abbas, deplores Israeli occupation forces raids on Palestinian cities, and calls France to recognize State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.. ..…
An In These Times survey of detailed reports published by United Nations, Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International reveals that, since 2009, at least 272 Palestinians appear to have been killed by U.S.-made weapons used by Israeli forces... ..…
United States had joined the travesty of UN Human Rights Council in 2009 during former President Barack Hussein Obama's first term, and after Council was established to replace the widely discredited UN Commission on Human Rights. ... There can be no comparison between the..…
It was Ireland's 2009 Defamation Act that inspired Pakistan's successful attempt, on behalf of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, to persuade UN Human Rights Council to condemn the defamation of religion as human rights violation. ..…