The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions on Guinea, the DRC and Myanmar this morning. All three were adopted by consensus without a vote. The
The UN’s Ad Hoc Committee’s proposal to criminalize religious freedom unanimously passed the Human Rights Council (for more on the Ad Hoc Committee, click here).
The “defamation of religion” resolution (click here for text) narrowly passed the Human Rights Council this afternoon, with 20 members voting in favor of the resolution, 17
The Council condemned North Korea in a resolution that passed with 28 yes votes, 13 abstentions and 5 no votes. Gabon did not vote. The
he UN Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted the Goldstone resolution this morning, with 29 in favor, 6 against and 11 abstentions. Click here for the full voting
The UN Human Rights Council slammed Israel in 4 resolutions today, with another scheduled tomorrow. The Council’s five against Israel surpass the total combined amount
Ahead of two important votes later this week, the Ad Hoc Committee met to discuss the resolution tabled by Nigeria on the “Elaboration of Complementary Standards
Cuba criticized the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, headed by Navi Pillay, for a “lack of professionalism, lack of stringency and the use
In September, 50 Iranian human rights activists made an appeal to the United Nations for urgent intervention. UN Watch has now submitted this appeal to
At this afternoon’s session of the Human Rights Council, Cuba hurled invectives at the United States, setting back attempts by the Obama administration to improve relations with the
This morning’s high level segment of the 13th Human Rights Council featured senior government officials from Ireland, the Netherlands, Angola and Japan. Most speeches looked forward
The United Kingdom called out Iran and Burma for denying its citizens their human rights at today’s meeting of the Human Rights Council. The High-Level