Posts Tagged: UN Human Rights Commission
New UN Human Rights Chief’s Silence Toward Authoritarian Regimes Needs Explaining, Prominent Watchdog Says
Incoming UN Human Rights Commission chief Michelle Bachelet is being pressed to clarify her "spotty record" on human rights abuses committed by leftist regimes in Latin...
Richard Falk’s Gone, But Don’t Expect Change at the UN
For over a month, the U.N.'s top human rights body has been struggling with a major dilemma. How much prior Israel-bashing experience is necessary to...
Canada FM: UN Special Rapporteur Candidate’s Comments on Israel Show ‘Abysmal Judgment’
Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird on Thursday said he was "concerned" over the leading candidacy of Turkish lawyer Hilal Elver for UN Special Rapporteur for...
