UN Human Rights Council (HRC)

UN Human Rights Council (HRC)

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata

The government of President Nicolas Maduro has rejected Turk's comments, made before the Human Rights Council in Geneva last week

File photo of Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa/BSS

Syria welcomes UN resolution to investigate human-rights violations

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. TBS Sketch

Momen optimistic about Bangladesh’s chances at UN Human Rights Council election

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends an event at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report - document

A Palestinian flag flies as the ruins of houses, which were destroyed by Israeli air strikes during the Israeli-Palestinian fighting, are seen, in Gaza Strip, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking 'complete control'

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends an event at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UN Human Rights Commissioner Bachelet begins visit to China

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaks to reporters at Bucharest train station after announcing Washington will seek to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, in Bucharest, Romania April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols/File Photo

UN to vote on suspending Russia from Human Rights Council over Ukraine

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10 civilians killed during US airstrike in Afghanistan on August 29: UN official