The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an ...

Thailand is becoming increasingly inhospitable to dissidents and anti-government activists from neighboring countries.

Ethiopian authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of three independent human rights organizations and allow ...

One year has passed since Bangladesh's human rights record was reviewed under the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), an important and widely acceptable ...

A coalition of human rights organizations urged the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday to intervene for the urgent medical release of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges ...

Thailand’s election on October 9 to the United Nations Human Rights Council positions the government to support children’s rights to education around the world, while showcasing the country ...

by the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, marking the fourth assessment of the country's human rights practices. Ethiopia's review is part of the ...

GENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into abuses committed by ...

However, it narrowly failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council last month. (This story has been corrected to clarify that both bids will be voted on at FIFA Congress ...

During the UPR, the United Nations Human Rights Council peer reviews the human rights record of a country, and considers recommendations on how a country can better fulfill its international human ...

called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate abuses committed during Israel’s war on Lebanon, which has killed over 3,000 people. Jeremie Smith of the Cairo Institute for ...