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Submission to the Working Group on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ...

The kingdom has a seat on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, where three dozen nations rebuked it for human rights abuses for the first time on Thursday. Michelle Bachelet cited Beijing ...

Russia is campaigning for a return to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council – after being suspended just last year for invading Ukraine. Will the rest of the world vote on Tuesday to ...

President Trump has signed an executive order pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. "I've always felt that the U.N. has tremendous potential. It's not living up to that ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday pulling the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council and ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2024. In its Conclusions, the Council reaffirms the EU's commitment to human ...

is the focal point for United Nations human rights activities. It serves as the secretariat for the Human Rights Council, the treaty bodies (expert committees that monitor treaty compliance ...

On 11 October 2024, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council concluded its 57th session after adopting 37 resolutions and one Statement by the President. The Council, among others, extended the ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2025. The message from the conclusions is clear: the EU is committed to the ...