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UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

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UN Council Rejects Uyghur Resolution on China by Narrow Margin

This is the first time the council has considered a proposal to debate the human rights situation in Xinjiang.

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Outrage as UN debate on China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses rejected

China claims ‘victory’ as UN Human Rights Council votes not to discuss allegations of abuses against minority Uighurs.

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UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang

Geneva (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against debating alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a heavy setback for Western nations.

AFP

UN Human Rights Council rejects motion to hold debate on Xinjiang abuses

It's only the second time in the U.N. body's 16-year history that a motion has been defeated.

Axios

UN Human Rights Council rejects holding Xinjiang debate

Geneva (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations.

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Uyghur leader urges Japan to join call for UN debate on alleged abuses in China

Japan needs to do more than make an "empty promise" to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur group in exile said in Tokyo on Friday.

Reuters

US, UK Seek UN Human Rights Debate About China's Xinjiang

Countries including the United States and the United Kingdom are calling for a debate at the UN Human Rights Council to discuss concerns about China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, a document showed and diplomats said on Monday. A group of countries…

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Independent Int’l Commission of Inquiry: Syria Still Unsafe for Return of Refugees

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria released its twenty-sixth report on Wednesday, with the commission submitting the report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 22. The report documents serious violations of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law across Syria. The Syrian Network for Human…

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Philippines asks ICC not to resume drug war probe

Manila (AFP) - The Philippines on Thursday called on the International Criminal Court not to resume its investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war, insisting the tribunal has no jurisdiction.

AFP

UN to release Xinjiang rights report within hours

Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region before leaving office later Wednesday, despite intense pressure from Beijing not to publish the assessment at all.

AFP

Groups Ask UN to Investigate Beirut’s Massive 2020 Blast

Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall. The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has…

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Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast

A group of Lebanese and international organizations have called on members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago

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Brittney Griner Faces Uphill Battle in Russian Cannabis Detention

WNBA all-star Brittney Griner was detained in February after Russian officials found cannabis-vape cartridges in her luggage.

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Israel wants “complete control” of Palestinian land, says UN report

Independent commission set up by UN says Israel needs to end occupation, cease violating Palestinians’ human rights.

Tribune News Service

Bachelet tells China anti-terror actions must respect rights

The United Nation’s top human rights official said any actions by China’s government to address alleged terrorism and reverse what Beijing terms radicalism must not come at the expense of human rights.

Reuters

China says confidence in UN rights body hit by vote to investigate alleged Russian abuses in Ukraine

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday that a decision by the U.N. Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by Russian troops had shaken members' trust in the body.

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UN Rights Council approves probe into alleged Russian abuses

Inquiry will investigate alleged atrocities in regions near Ukrainian capital that were held by Russian troops.

Axios

UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv

33 countries voted in favor and only two, China and Eritrea, voted against.

Bangkok Post

UN General Assembly must assert itself

The recent vote in the UN General Assembly (GA) suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), due to its conduct in Ukraine, in early April 2022 is a rare instance of the GA asserting its powers with binding force. Generally, only the UN Security Council (SC) can adopt…

Bangkok Post

Rainbow of hope loses its lustre

Despite recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the need to promote gender equality in Thailand, authorities are still yet to afford LGBTQ citizens the right to marry and start a family.

Reuters

Pro-Russia Serbs protest in Belgrade to support Russia and against NATO

Thousands of Serbs waving Russian and Serbian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy on Friday, to protest Serbia's government bid to distance itself from Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.

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UN General Assembly Suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. The high-profile rebuke of Moscow marked only the second ever suspension of a country from the council -- Libya was the first, in 2011 -- and it…

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