UN Human Rights Council

• Russia denied seat on UN’s Human Rights Council

  Ahead of Tuesday's vote, Moscow's UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, accused the United States of leading a campaign to prevent their return to the council.

  World

  Oct 10, 2023
  
• Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat: ‘Can’t stand idle’

  Canada is running to sit on the council for 2028 to 2030, through a vote that will likely take place in 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023
  
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• Russia, Iran’s top envoys to meet with leaders at UN’s human rights council

  The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia's war in Ukraine.

  World

  Feb 26, 2023
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• Canada joins calls to remove Russia from UN Human Rights Council over ‘heinous’ acts

  The United States is leading the push to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council following the apparent discovery of murdered civilians in Kyiv’s suburbs over the weekend.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2022
• Dutch burqa ban has ‘no place’ in society: UN racism rapporteur

  While the law bans all sorts of face-covering clothing on public transportation, in government buildings and at health and education institutions, Achiume said "the political discourse surrounding it has made clear that Muslim women are its intended targets."

  News

  Oct 7, 2019
• Reality check: Examining U.S. poverty is not ‘insulting,’ experts say

  Extreme poverty in America is a 'political choice' that has been made worse by the Trump administration, according to a UN-backed report the U.S. dismissed as 'ridiculous.'

  World

  Jun 26, 2018
• U.S. retreat from U.N. Human Rights Council is ‘bad news’: council members

  Diplomats have said the U.S. withdrawal could bolster Cuba, Russia, Egypt and Pakistan, which resist what they see as U.N. interference in sovereign issues.

  Jun 20, 2018
• U.S. pulls out of UN human rights council, calls it an organization ‘not worthy of its name’

  Officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will deliver the verdict on the U.N. Human Rights Council in a joint appearance at the State Department on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2018
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• UN council to discuss report calling on Canada to address anti-black racism

  The final report will be based on consultations with government officials and interest groups during an October 2016 mission to Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2017
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• Russia voted out of UN Human Rights Council

  The General Assembly voted Russia off the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, a stunning rebuke to the country which is increasingly being accused of war crimes over its actions in Syria.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2016