Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Wednesday that his country is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), aligning with the same move by the government of the United States.Saar criticized the Council for what he described as a persistent bias against...
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized on Tuesday that Russia must counter Western "information attacks" while ensuring the protection of human rights domestically.The president made the remarks during a video meeting with the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human...
A United Nations report supposedly warned of a "shocking" rise of children's rights violations in wars, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing the report.According to the report seen by the news agency on Tuesday, the number of such violations rose by 21% in 2023. The report comes...
South Korea's top nuclear envoy, Kim Gunn, met with United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif to discuss North Korea's nuclear and human rights issues in Geneva, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday.
Kim stressed during the meeting the need to...
The United States Senate rejected the resolution put forth by Senator Bernie Sanders which would force the US State Department to produce a report on Israel's possible violation of human rights and international accords in the Gaza Strip.
The resolution would have given the State Department 30...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed in a report on Thursday that Meta Platforms Inc. actively censored posts about Palestine on its social media platforms Instagram and Facebook.
HRW documented 1,050 cases of censorship when it came to content concerning Palestine in-between October...
The United States Treasury Department revealed on Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing sanctions on 29 Iranian individuals and entities that were involved in "violent suppression" of protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's...
The United States government introduced sanctions on Monday against Iranians believed to be responsible for serious human rights abuses and censorship.
The State Department imposed visa restrictions on 11 members of the government in Tehran who are believed to be responsible for the...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China on Monday of its continuing abuse, which includes genocide and crimes against humanity, of the Uyghurs and Tibetans' rights, as well as of violating Hong Kong's status.
While presenting the State Department's annual human...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that the world should not be "fooled" by what he described as Russia's tactical moves that China may support.
Blinken stressed during his speech on human rights around the world that Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with...
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