The Universal Periodic Review Working Group monitors the progress review of all 193 UN members. The basis of a new mechanism is on reports from different sources, among which is the contribution from NGOs. Each nation’s human rights progression will be examined during a three-and-a-half-hour...
I insisted on changing the original mandate adopted by the Human Rights Council, which was skewed against Israel. I have always been clear that Israel, like any other sovereign nation, has the right and obligation to defend itself and its citizens against attacks from abroad and within. ...
…The group of experts, which includes leading human rights lawyers from around the world, presented its findings to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, pointing to the continuing link between present injustices and the dark chapters of American history. “In particular, the legacy ...
UNITED NATIONS General Assembly HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighth session Agenda item 3 A Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/8/3/Add.2 16 April 2008 Original: ENGLISH PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Report of...
In 2021, the U.S. public persona of "human rights defender" was totally debunked as the so-called "Summit for Democracy" under the guise of safeguarding human rights became a farce. At the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, many countries blasted the United States for...
Zelensky, facing an enemy whodoes not believe Ukraine existsas a nation, identified the institutional crisis: “Unfortunately, at the U.N., it’s impossible to truly and fairly resolve matters of war and peace because too much depends in the Security Council on the veto power. When the aggr...
and repairing damaged democracy requires a sense of nation and public interest, both of which are currently lacking. This is sad for a country that has long held itself up as a model. In 2022, the Swedish think ...
Related to United Nations:World Bank,United Nations Security Council United Nations Abbr.UN An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development. ...
The main deliberative body of the United Nations, the General Assembly, somewhat resembles a parliament; each nation has one vote. The General Assembly has no power to compel any action by a member state, however. It only has the right to discuss and make recommendations on matters within the...
Take its own way on international human rightslaw. To date, the U.S. still denies that the right of developmentis a human right. In September 2014, when a draft resolution on theright of development was tabled for a vote at the 27th session ofthe Human Rights Council, the U.S. once...