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The venue for the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. © 2008 Reuters
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FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked on January 27, at the Yad Vashem synagogue in Jerusalem January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
US Asks UN Rights Council to End ‘Obsession’ with Israel
The United States on Wednesday called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to drop its “obsession with Israel” amidst reports on the Trump administration reviewing its participation in the body. In a speech before the Geneva-based council, U.S. envoy Erin...Caption:
This undated file photo shows UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigator William Schabas. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
UN Gaza investigator says will not resign despite Israeli pressure
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) probe into Israel’s war on Gaza has told Asharq Al-Awsat he will not resign from his post despite pressure to do so from the Israeli government and media. Canadian international law expert...Caption:
An opposition activist returns tear gas to riot police during a protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on March 5, 2014. (AFP Photo/Juan Barreto)
UN experts demand answers about Venezuela violence
Geneva, AP—United Nations human rights experts demanded answers Thursday from Venezuela’s government about the use of violence and imprisonment in a crackdown on widespread demonstrations. Six experts with the UN’s top human rights body wrote to the...Caption:
Tunisia President Moncef Marzouki holds a copy of the Tunisian new constitution during his address to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 3, 2014. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)