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FILTER RESULTS ►UN rights council slams Hezbollah in Syria
The United Nations’ top human rights forum on Friday condemned the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria’s civil war, singling out the pro-regime forces sent across the border by Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The 47-member UN Human Rights Council backed a resolution from the US, Britain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with 37 votes in favour, [...]
Russia Slams UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Syria
The Russian Foreign Ministry has described a resolution on Syria passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as “biased” and said that it is an attempt to legitimize one particular Syrian opposition group.
Bayefsky Reveals the Madness of the Human Rights Council, in Tweets
On Monday morning, Anne Bayefsky was one of the few voices to oppose the anti-Israel madness of the execrable Richard Falk, the 9/11 Truther who is a Special Rapporteur at the UN Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council, incidentally, is something the U.S. Show More Summary
Will UN Ambassador Samantha Power Legitimize Anti-US/Israel Richard Falk?
What do Samantha Power, Obama’s nominee for UN Ambassador, and Richard Falk, UN Human Rights Council “expert” and Boston terror apologist, have in common? They both champion the United Nations’ human rights credentials and denigrate those of the United States. Show More Summary
UN makes the connection between surveillance and free speech
Frank La Rue, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion, has tabled a report (PDF) to the UN Human Rights Council that makes a connection between surveillance and free expression. This is a first in the...Show More Summary
Why is the UN's Syria commission giving policy advice?
The UN-backed expert group assigned to examine the Syria conflict has come out with another report, which provides important detail on the conflict. The UN's Human Rights Council created the ponderously named Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic in August 2011. Show More Summary
Wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini to Speak to UN; Seeks Help to Free Husband
The wife of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith, will speak at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday to seek member states' action on behalf of her husband, who has been tortured and is suffering from internal bleeding.
UN Condemns Foreign Fighters in Syria
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the participation of foreign combatants on the side of the Syrian regime.
UN: Ban Killer Robots Before They Become Available
These robots would be able to, once activated, kill without human intervention. Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, will address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday and call for a worldwide moratorium on what he calls “lethal autonomous robotics” – weapons systems that, once activated, can [...]
UN Resolution on Syria Undermines Peace Talks Says Russia
Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov criticized a draft resolution on Syria on Wednesday due to be considered by the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it was a hindrance to forthcoming peace talks.
Bill Hambrecht's Connection to UN Boston Terror Apologist Richard Falk
The UN Human Rights Council’s “human rights expert” Richard Falk has been enthusiastically welcomed in certain quarters after his obscene remarks on Boston’s “canaries” and justifiable “resistance” to “the American global dominationShow More Summary
GlobalPost: UN Human Rights Council May Act Against LGBT Discrimination
Seventy-six countries continue to criminalize same-sex relations.
UN official says America to blame for Boston marathon bombings
The UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur, Richard Falk, has provoked outrage by claiming in an essay in Foreign Policy Journal that American foreign policy was to blame for the Boston marathon bombings. He cites a couplet by WH Auden, "Those to whom evil is done / do evil in return", and asks "should we [...]
UN Official Blames America, Israel for Boston Bombing
U.N. Human Rights Council Palestine monitor Richard Falk is arguing that the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out in "retribution" for U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, "American global dominion," and supposed Israeli influence of American foreign policy. Show More Summary
UN Human Rights Official Says Boston Got What It Deserved
UN Human Rights Council “expert” Richard Falk has published a statement saying Bostonians got what they deserved in last week’s terror attack. He quotes W.H. Auden to make his point: "to whom evil is done/do evil in return.” RichardShow More Summary
Pro-abortion UN report on child health defeated by African, Egyptian and Islamic delegates
by Hilary White GENEVA, April 5, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – National delegates to the March 7 meeting of the UN Human Rights Council have rejected a report prepared on the “right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health,” after being warned by pro-life campaigners that it was a threat…
UN Human Rights Council Ditches Pro-Family Measure to Promote Abortion
Geneva, Switzerland (CFAM/LifeNews) — The Human Rights Council set aside a resolution to protect the family as member states focused instead on a controversial resolution which could expose children to early sexualization and abortion, and would undermine the rights of parents. Western nations did their best to make sure a resolution on “protection of the [...]
Human Rights Group: Malta’s Abortion Ban is “Torture”
Valleta, Malta (CFAM/LifeNews) — The tiny island nation of Malta has been singled out as a human right abuser by legal experts in Europe in preparation for its next review by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Malta’s unforgivable offense is protecting human life in the womb. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), a [...]
Key Outcomes at the UN Human Rights Council 22nd Session
The Human Rights Council 22nd Session, which ended on March 22, was one of the most significant in the Council's short history. The packed agenda and vast portfolio of country situations and human rights issues addressed over the past...Show More Summary
Human Rights Watch on Australia's UN Security Council challenges
Following his address at the Lowy Institute last Friday (podcast & video), Human Rights Executive Director Ken Roth sat down with the Lowy Institute's Michael Fullilove for a quick discussion on what Australia could achieve in its two-year...Show More Summary
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