Human Rights and other Civil Society Groups Urge United Nations to Respect Human Rights in the Fight Against Antisemitism Joint Letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Under Secretary ...

Promoting respect for human rights is a core purpose of the United Nations and defines its identity as an organization for people around the world. Member States have mandated the Secretary ...

Fast Forward UN advisor cites ‘human rights concerns’ in call to reject popular antisemitism definition The United States envoy said he was “disappointed” that the report “politicized ...

Trump signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the UNHRC, a 47-member international institution tasked with improving human rights around the world.

GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a scathing report today castigating the United States’ record on a wide range of issues, including Indigenous rights, voting rights, freedom ...

GENEVA — For the first time in nine years, the United Nations Human Rights Committee this week reviewed U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ...

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday.

The United Nations Human Rights and the University of Colorado Boulder hosted the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, addressing the link between human rights and climate change.

WASHINGTON – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Friday on the rights of intersex persons. It was the first time such an international body has approved a legal ...

The United Nations on Thursday for the first time adopted a "groundbreaking" resolution that seeks to protect the human rights of people born intersex.

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