North Korea
North Korea makes debut as disarmament chair (Japanese TV)
North Korea, under fire for its own nuclear programme, took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Thursday to a
May 9, 2011
North Korea
North Korea
North Korea defiant amid harsh UN criticism
On December 7, North Korea underwent the Universal Period Review (UPR), a process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192
December 9, 2009
Burma (Myanmar)
GA condemns Burma, DPRK, Iran
On Thursday, November 19, the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution that “strongly condemns the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms
November 20, 2009
China
Rights Violating States Attempt Response to Accusations
Today at the U.N. Human Rights Council, after a number of states and NGOs accused Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, China, and North Korea of violating
June 8, 2009
Middle East
U.N. Human Rights Council concludes main annual session; Summary of key resolutions
The U.N. Human Rights Council concluded its main annual session on Friday, March 28. Before the start of the session, Freedom House published an updated
March 30, 2009
Burma (Myanmar)
Russia says Burma situation is “far from being dramatic”
The UN Human Rights Council today debated Burma and North Korea, hearing reports from P. Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights situation in Myanmar
March 14, 2008
Belarus
Iran, Belarus, Burma and North Korea lash out against UN drafts
Iran, Belarus, Burma (Myanmar) and North Korea lashed out after resolutions highlighting abuses in their countries were presented in the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which
November 11, 2007
North Korea
Issue 154: Cash for Kim: UN Scandal in North Korea
The starving, torture, and forced labor of North Koreans by the tyrannical Kim Jong Il may have been indirectly aided by UN funds. In the
January 24, 2007
Belarus
UN Human Rights Council Debates Violations in Sudan, North Korea, and Belarus
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 27, 2006 — Today the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva debated reports delivered by its human rights envoys for
September 27, 2006
Iran
Issue 116: The Return of Hope in Geopolitics
After months of tension and uncertainty, hope seems to be returning to the geopolitical front. Furiously. Witness the overtures between Pakistan and India, Libya and
January 14, 2004