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Putin’s shameless UN charm offensive - with stolen grain from Ukraine

Russia is on a mission to grab a seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council - and to add insult to injury it’s using crops plundered from its illegal war to curry favour with potential backers, writes Arpan Rai

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Spectre of 1915 Armenian genocide looms over Nagorno-Karabakh

Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Armenia's ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan said that his country had previously warned of "looming ethnic cleansing" in Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing it was now "in progress". For Armenians, the recent attacks in the enclave have brought back bitter memories of the 1915…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23, 2023

Climate change 'dystopian future already here', UN warns

The United Nations human rights chief on Monday issued a grim warning about the “environmental horror” being suffered by countries on the frontlines of climate change – adding that food insecurity and human rights crises were now a lethal reality.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11, 2023

100 MPs and lords sign letter calling for action to free jailed British-Egyptian

Vigil to be held outside FCDO in support of pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Iran Secures Chair Of Technology Forum At UN Human Rights Council

The selection of Iran's ambassador to the UN, to serve as chair of the 2023 Social Forum led to a great deal of outrage.

Zenger · May 12, 2023

China, Iran, Russia accuse France of human rights violations

France has been criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Council for increased police violence, including incidents that occurred during recent pension reform protests.

Radio France Internationale · May 5, 2023

North Korean defectors may face deportation by China as COVID border controls ease

China usually sends defectors back to North Korea, but Pyongyang wouldn't let them in during the pandemic. That may soon change, and has led to concern among human rights advocates.

WEKU · Apr 25, 2023

Are Russian transfers of Ukrainian children to re-education and adoption facilities a form of genocide?

Throughout Russia’s war against Ukraine, there have been countless reports of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Now, there are also allegations of genocide involving the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2023

EU Calls for UN to Probe Iran Schoolgirl Poisonings

European lawmakers called on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into a wave of poisonings that have hit schoolgirls in Iran. Some 13,000 pupils, mostly girls, have fallen ill after "suspected poisonings" according to state media and officials in Iran, with some politicians blaming…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023

Saudi, Yemeni Rights Groups Shed Light on Houthi Violations

Saudi and Yemeni human rights groups taking part at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva shed light on the violations committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias against journalists. A human rights symposium held at the Swiss Press Club in Geneva revealed that the militias had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023