It was inaugurated on November 18th, 2008 by the United Nations Secretary-General and the King and Queen of Spain. The location is where the Human Rights Council frequently convenes. The Human ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) allegedly worked to limit a watchdog group’s access to officials and press conferences on orders from its top official due to the group’s ...

Here is that the U.N. Human Rights Council does: Sign up here. - The United Nations Human Rights Council has 47 voting members from five regional groups. They are elected for three years for a ...

Last week, the United Nations held elections for seats on the UN’s esteemed Human Rights Council. Member states to this council are supposed to represent the nations which uphold and promote the ...

The UN Human Rights Council newsletter, launched by the Council Secretariat, is a monthly update hub providing key information on Council activities. It covers upcoming events, news, vacancies ...

The U.S. has long accused the council of bias against Israel and of giving cover to governments with human rights abuses. It comes after the Biden administration paused funding to United Nations ...

Last week, the Russian Mission to the UN held a reception in New York to support its candidacy to the council. “Russia stands ready to continue promoting human rights as a component in the ...