Posts Tagged: UN Human Rights Council
What Nexus Gets Wrong and IHRA Gets Right With Antisemitism
JNS.org - A new working definition of antisemitism was unveiled last week by the Nexus Task Force, a project of the Knight Program in Media...
Engaging With the UN Human Rights Council
JNS.org - Many people who have never heard of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) might reasonably ask why this body has the name that...
Fiji Wins Presidency of UN Rights Body After Vote Unblocks Leadership Impasse
Fiji, the favorite of Western nations, won the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, beating Bahrain and Uzbekistan in a secret ballot...
Dozens of NGOs Urge UN Action to Free Gaza Peace Activist Detained by Hamas
Dozens of NGOs issued a joint statement on Monday calling on the UN Human Rights Council to seek the release of a Palestinian peace activist...
UN Human Rights Council Repeatedly Condemns Israel at Resumed Session
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a series of resolutions condemning the State of Israel at its resumed 43rd session this week, with most...
Watchdog Group Slams UN Human Rights Council After Presentation of ‘Blacklist’ of Companies Doing Business in Settlements
The United Nations Human Rights Council, long noted for its hostility to Israel, was formally presented with a “blacklist” of various companies doing business in...
Watchdog Says United Nations Human Rights Council’s Report on Iran Is ‘Insult’ to Islamic Republic’s Many Victims
A United Nations Human Rights Council report on the human rights situation in Iran was sharply criticized over the weekend by a leading watchdog agency. Hillel...
Breaking Down the UNHRC Blacklist
JNS.org - In the halls of the United Nations, they’re calling it a “database,” but it’s more commonly and accurately known as a “blacklist.” It’s...
Venezuela, Iraq Among Human Rights Abusers Slated to Join UN Rights Body, Advocates Warn
Prominent human rights advocates on Friday warned that a slate of states with records of systemic human rights abuse and enmity toward Israel are on...
Mother of Captured Israeli Soldier to Address UN Human Rights Council
JNS.org - Leah Goldin, mother of captured Israel Defense Forces’ soldier Hadar Goldin, is scheduled to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later...
Experts Reveal: UN Knew of Militant Activity on Gaza Border, But Did Not Report It
JNS.org - After testifying at the United Nations below the Human Rights Council plenary earlier this week, Joe Truzman, an expert on Palestinian militant groups active...
Israeli Spokesman Highlights ‘Moral Majority’ at UN Human Rights Council Opposed to Singling Out Jewish State
Israel's Foreign Ministry on Friday highlighted the existence of a "moral majority" at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), as it condemned the adoption...
Pro-Israel Crowd in Geneva Protests Outside UN Human Rights Council’s Ritual Condemnation of Jewish State
Hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators on Monday gathered outside the United Nations Human Rights Council's 40th session in Geneva as the body prepared for its annual...
Europeans, Canada, Australia Issue First Rebuke of Saudi Arabia at UN Rights Forum
Three dozen countries, including all 28 EU members, called on Saudi Arabia on Thursday to release 10 activists and cooperate with a UN-led investigation into...
