U.N. Human Rights Council /tags/u-n-human-rights-council U.N. Human Rights Council en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:20:16 GMT Top human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela /americas/2024-12-14/top-human-rights-attorney-quits-international-court-over-failure-to-prosecute-venezuela A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:20:16 GMT /americas/2024-12-14/top-human-rights-attorney-quits-international-court-over-failure-to-prosecute-venezuela Joshua Goodman | Associated Press Ukraine president to speak at U.N. amid growing accusations of war crimes /news/2022-04-05/ukraine-president-to-speak-at-u-n-amid-growing-accusations-of-war-crimes World leaders expressed outrage over reports of dead Ukrainian civilians — many of whom appear to have been executed — strewn about in Bucha, a city northwest of Kyiv. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:40:00 GMT /news/2022-04-05/ukraine-president-to-speak-at-u-n-amid-growing-accusations-of-war-crimes Dustin Jones U.N. Security Council Meets Over Israeli-Palestinian Violence /news/2021-05-17/u-n-security-council-meets-over-israeli-palestinian-violence With the death toll nearing 200 and thousands more civilians left homeless, the United Nations is pushing for a cease-fire. Mon, 17 May 2021 11:08:42 GMT /news/2021-05-17/u-n-security-council-meets-over-israeli-palestinian-violence Dustin Jones Biden Orders U.S. To Reengage With U.N. Human Rights Council 'Immediately' /news/2021-02-08/biden-orders-u-s-to-reengage-with-u-n-human-rights-council-immediately The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:04:28 GMT /news/2021-02-08/biden-orders-u-s-to-reengage-with-u-n-human-rights-council-immediately Bill Chappell U.S., Exiles Won't Stop Cuba's Election To Human Rights Body By Gnashing Teeth /commentary/2020-10-15/u-s-exiles-wont-stop-cubas-election-to-human-rights-body-by-gnashing-teeth COMMENTARY Cuba's welcome to the U.N. Human Rights Council confirms the organization's hypocrisy. But nations – and exiles – can change that if they try. Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:41:28 GMT /commentary/2020-10-15/u-s-exiles-wont-stop-cubas-election-to-human-rights-body-by-gnashing-teeth Tim Padgett