Tag: UN Human Rights Council
US elected back to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after the Trump administration...
UN wants Eritrean troops out of Tigray
The UN human rights council approved a resolution expressing concern about abuses in Ethiopia’s northern region Tigray calling for the swift withdrawal of Eritrean...
US says returning to “flawed” UN human rights forum
The United States said on Monday it would return as an observer to the UN Human Rights Council, which it quit under the Trump...
Syria rejects UN criticism of barrel bombs
Syria rejected a UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning its aerial bombing tactics record on Thursday, saying the use of barrel bombs...
Eritreans fleeing from forced labour draft
Eritrea is running a forced labour programme that is spawning human rights violations and fuelling a refugee exodus, according to a report...
War crimes evidence in Syria solid enough for indictment: UN
UN investigators said they had expanded their list of suspected war criminals from both sides in Syria's civil war and the evidence...
Secret detention remains serious problem: UN report
The United States, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan and Zimbabwe are among dozens of countries that have kidnapped and held suspects in secret detention...
