United Nations Human Rights Council

Insights 10/06/22, 16:17

A report revealing human rights abuses in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime was published a few hours before the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet's tenure in the position ended. The abuses against the Uyghur ethnic group caused international outrage and anger, with several governments ...

Middle East 03/11/21, 19:22

UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman told members of the Human Rights Council that Iran committed "egregious" human rights violations. The regime should be held accountable for a brutal crackdown on political and religious freedom, at least since public protests occurred in 2019, according to the March 10 Voice of America.  "It is ...

China 02/27/21, 10:42

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke on Friday, Feb. 26, about the complex human rights situation in China, accusing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of restricting basic civil and political freedoms in the name of national security and CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus or COVID-19 measures. "Activists, ...

World 02/22/21, 16:41

United Nations chief António Guterres virtually addressed the Human Rights Council on Monday. Feb. 22, and without providing evidence warned that "hate groups" such as white supremacists and neo-Nazis are the greatest threat facing the world, ignoring crimes against humanity by council member states. In a speech very similar to the narrative that ...

China 10/14/20, 16:22

The United Nations Human Rights Council admitted countries to their membership that commit genocide, routinely abuse religious freedom, and suppress citizens' political participation. U.N. General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, welcomed China, Cuba, Russia, and Pakistan, among other countries, to the seats on the council that the United States abandoned in 2018, ...