United Nations Human Rights Council

• UN votes Russia out of human rights council citing Bucha killings

  An overwhelming majority of member countries in the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from its human rights body following recent killings in Bucha.

  World

  Apr 7, 2022
  
• Trudeau government struggles to balance human rights push with bid for security council seat

  With the U.S. departure from the UN Human Rights Council, Ian Shugart, then Canada's deputy minister of foreign affairs, saw an opening — but also saw a risk.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2019
  
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• Canadian man who was appointed UN human rights advisor rebuffs allegations

  A Canadian legal scholar appointed as the United Nations Human Rights Council's overseer for Palestine says allegations that he harbours a long-held, public bias against Israel are based on comments that have been taken out of context.

  Mar 29, 2016
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• China NGO accused of ‘amateur’ spying attempt on Canadian at UN

  The incident occurred a day after Ti-Anna Wang, 24, of Montreal made an impassioned plea for her father's release from a Chinese prison.

  Mar 21, 2014
• UN declaration criticizes Egypt over violence used against protesters

  In the U.N. declaration, 27 countries called on the Egyptian government to be held accountable for its violent actions against protesters.

  World

  Mar 7, 2014
• Israel to appear at UN Human Rights Council after shunning it for year and a half

  Israel's foreign ministry says the country will appear this week in Geneva at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

  World

  Oct 27, 2013