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Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe

Israel accuses the council of having a pronounced anti-Israel bias because of its disproportionate ...

Scuffle after N Korea rejects `fabricated` UN rpt

The report covers the period from Sep 2011 to Jan 2012, when it said the situation in N Korea contin...

Iran objects to holding UN rights debate on Syria

Iran has objected to the UN Human Rights Council holding an emergency debate on the violence and rep...

Syria death toll now exceeds 5,000: UN

More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the UN human rights chief...

UN urges probe into Egypt protest killings

The UN human rights chief called for an independent probe into the killing of demonstrators by Egypt...

Libya reinstated to UN Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly voted to reinstate Libya`s membership to UN Human Rights Council, which was ...

UN rights office urges probe into Gaddafi death

Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured alive by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte.

Iran slams UN human rights report

Iran blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.

Syria rejects calls to join war crimes tribunal

Syria agreed, however, to respect freedom of expression and investigate deaths of thousands of peace...

UN chief sends Lanka report to UN rights council

Ban has said the Human Rights Council could order an inquiry into the killings.

‘China, Pak back Lanka at UN Human Rights Council’

Colombo sought to prevent Ban Ki Moon’s special panel report from being discussed at the session o...

South Sudan police attack UN human rights director

A group of South Sudanese police officers assaulted the human rights director of the UN mission in t...

UN rights body extends mandate of Libya panel

The UN`s main human rights forum has extended the mandate of its expert panel investigating abuses...

UN Rights Council passes historic gay rights bill

The UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regard...

India elected to 47-nation UN Human Rights Council

India and 14 other countries were today elected to the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council, which is...

`Nicaragua, Kuwait, Congo unqualified for UN Human Rights Council`

UN Watch said candidates India, Indonesia, have questionable qualifications.

UN human rights watchdogs demand details of Osama`s killing

Two UN human rights watchdogs have asked the US to give details about the operation that killed Os...

Iran rejects UN rights council investigator

The UN rights watchdog appoints an investigator specifically for Iran abuses.

N Korea rejects UN human rights resolution as conspiracy

North Korea snubbed a UN resolution condemning its human rights conditions.

Iran drops bid for UN Human Rights Council seat

Diplomats say Iran has dropped its bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.

UN human rights body condemns threat to journalists in Nepal

A top UN human rights official in Nepal today expressed concern over threat to journalists in the co...

UN human rights envoy arrives in Myanmar

A UN human rights envoy arrived in Myanmar on Monday for a five-day visit ahead of the country`s ele...

Secret detention of terror suspects continuing: UN

UN human rights experts warned in a report on Wednesday that "widespread and systematic" secret dete...

UN expert seeks probe into Lankan video footage

A top UN human rights expert has sought probe into the authenticity of a video footage purportedly s...

UN human rights chief calls for `immediate` release of Suu Kyi

A top human rights official of the United Nations on Wednesday asked the Burmese military junta to r...

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