Latest in Tag: UNHRC Highlight
Latest in Tag: UNHRC
Egypt, Tunisia, Libya initiative on recovering looted funds approved by UNHRC
Resolution calls upon states that have safe havens for looted funds to return them unconditionally
UNHRC’s adoption of Egypt human rights report is achievement by government: MP
UNHRC rates Egyptian government as council’s most powerful member
Egypt to present report on human rights before UPR in Geneva
NHRC elected three states to discuss Egypt’s human rights report during UPR session
Russia pushed out while Egypt wins a seat on UN human rights council despite violations
Egypt wins membership among other countries that are also accused of severe human rights violations
17 Egyptian human rights groups detail violations at UNHRC session
US official expresses concerns over recent violations, Egyptian representative fires back with Guantanamo Bay comments
Concerns over human rights, civil society situation in Egypt before UNHRC
No genuine political will to stop violations against human rights defenders in Egypt, says rights groups
Egypt faces UN human rights review in Geneva
UN states question Egypt on rights of assembly and association, torture, gender rights, and application of constitution
53 nations pledge support for Egypt’s ‘war against terrorism’
New UNHRC statement runs counter to western human rights concerns
Netanyahu slams UN rights council’s censure of Israel
The motions on the Palestinians were carried by 46 votes to one, with only the United States against, while the Golan resolution garnered 13 abstentions and a US “no” vote.
Syrian school children allowed same access to education as Egyptians
Statements released by the UNHCR and Egyptian delegation highlight the Syrian refugee situation in Egypt and internationally
Israel weighs UN rights council boycott
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israel should boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council after it voted to authorize a probe of Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told public radio on Sunday. “This hypocritical organization has nothing to do with human rights. Its bias and lack of objectivity are obvious and we have no reason to …
Muslim envoys walk out in protest at UN gay rights debate
By AFP GENEVA: African and Arab states walked out in protest Wednesday during a UN Human Rights Council debate on gay rights, saying that they could not legitimize homosexuality. The 47-member state council was holding a session on sexual orientation-based discrimination for the first time after a historic resolution seeking equal rights for everyone was …