Since the very birth of the United Nations, protecting and advancing fundamental human rights has been one of the primary objectives of the organization. The drafters of the Charter of the United ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Friday on the rights of intersex persons. It was the first time such an international body has approved a legal ...

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 ...

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 ...