Posts Tagged: U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Rights Body Censures Iran’s ‘Brutal Repression’ of Protests
The U.N. rights body condemned Iran on Friday for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a recent crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands...
Israeli Counterterrorism Is Not ‘Arbitrary’
JNS.org - Francesca Albanese, the “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” issued a new U.N. Human...
Israel Slashes UN Payments by $2 Million in Wake of Hostile Votes at Human Rights Council
JNS.org - Israel announced Wednesday that it’s slashing its payments to the United Nations by $2 million after a series of anti-Israel votes last week. Israeli Foreign...
UN Criticizes Israel for ‘Excessive Use of Force’ Against Terrorists
JNS.org - The United Nations on Tuesday called the wave of Palestinian terror attacks in recent months “unacceptable,” but criticized Israel for the “excessive use of...
Former Top British Commander Warns UN Gaza War Report Will Embolden Terrorists and Cause More Bloodshed
A former commander of British forces in Afghanistan warned on Thursday that the recent U.N. report on the 2014 Gaza war was likely to embolden terrorists...
Israeli Officials Testify on Gaza War Before U.N. Forum
JNS.org - Israeli officials testified before the United Nations in Geneva on Monday regarding the Jewish state's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil...
Irish Parliament to Debate Israel-Hamas Conflict, Calls for Expulsion of Israeli Envoy Grow
JNS.org - The upper house of the Irish parliament, known as the Seanad or Senate, is set to be recalled from summer recess to...
