Posts Tagged: Israel and UN Human Rights Council
Despots Dominate the WHO and the UNHRC
JNS.org - I understand why Joe Biden wants to rejoin the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council. The new president is a...
Recent UN Human Rights Council Election Will Only Make Body’s Problems Worse, Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief Says
The recent election of China and Russia to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will only further entrench the problems endemic to the organization,...
Israel Urges World’s Democracies to Quit ‘Shameful and Antisemitic’ UN Human Rights Council
China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote...
UN Human Rights Council Derided as ‘Dangerous Joke’ After Issuing Anti-Israel Report on Gaza Border Violence
A number of prominent Jewish groups disputed on Thursday a UN panel’s finding that Israel may have committed war crimes in its handling of Hamas-orchestrated riots...
US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Hail American Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council
Top American Jewish and pro-Israel groups have hailed Tuesday’s announcement -- made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley -- that...
Source: US to Withdraw From UN Human Rights Body
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will announce on Tuesday that the United Sates is withdrawing...
Top British Diplomat Calls Out UN Human Rights Council for ‘Disproportionate’ Focus on Israel
The UN Human Rights Council’s focus on Israel is “disproportionate and damaging to the cause of peace,” Britain’s top diplomat said in remarks at a...
American Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council Appears ‘Imminent,’ US Source Says
Talks with the United States over how to reform the main UN rights body have failed to meet Washington's demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting...
US Comes to Israel’s Defense as UN Human Rights Body Vilifies It Over Gaza Violence
Israel was sharply criticized at a UN human rights body on Friday for the deaths of rioters in the Gaza Strip and its treatment of the Palestinians, but...
Law Group: Companies Targeted by UNHRC for Doing Business With Israeli Settlements Will Have Legal Recourse
International firms targeted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for doing business with Israeli settlements will have legal recourse, a US-based pro-Israel nonprofit law...
‘Where Are Your Jews?’ Watchdog Rebukes Arab States Accusing Israel of Apartheid During UN Human Rights Council Meeting
The head of a watchdog organization called out Arab states at a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Switzerland this week for their discrimination against...
Top US Foreign Policy Expert Elliott Abrams: UN Human Rights Council Must Bar Countries That Are Themselves Great Human Rights Violators
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week that it must reform or the US will withdraw from it,...
Israel’s New Delhi Envoy: Jewish State Appreciates Shift in India’s Voting Pattern at UN Institutions
Israel appreciates the “changes” in India’s recent voting pattern at UN institutions, the Jewish state’s New Delhi envoy told The Hindu in an interview published...
