Human Rights Council

'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence

The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.
An Iranian living in Japan, with taped mouth and carrying a sign, marches in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2026.

Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres attends a press conference this week in Geneva.

How António Guterres turned ‘international law’ into a weapon against Jews - opinion

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency meeting on Iran to discuss 'alarming violence'


U.S. could quit U.N. Human Rights Council 'imminently' over anti-Israel bias

Nikki Haley publicly told the Council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a "chronic anti-Israel bias" were removed.

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

U.N. Human Rights - as wrong as ever

The Jerusalem Post

UNHRC session timeline: Resolution on Gaza violence investigation approved

The UNHRC approved on Friday a resolution asking the commission of inquiry to “provide recommendations to protect civilians against any further assaults” in Gaza.

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein of Jordan

Report: Palestinians apply unilaterally to 8 international treaties

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon: "The Palestinian leadership is wrong to think that it can dictate facts on the ground via bypasses and unilateral moves."

The Palestinian flag flies after being raised by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a ceremony at the United Nations General Assembly.

Amb. Haley slams ‘foolish’ UNHRC after it passes 5 anti-Israel resolutions

Haley also warned that the US is still weighing whether it plans to remain on the council, adding that Friday’s resolutions was another blow to the institution’s “credibility.”

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at UN headquarters in New York

UN Human Rights Council approves call for arms embargo against Israel

The council approved five anti-Israel resolutions during the Geneva body's 37th session.

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

'What if I paid to butcher your fathers?' terrorism victim asks UNHRC

Avni to UNHRC: “The Palestinian Authority actually has a pay-to-slay law. Palestinians systematically pay terrorists to murder Jews."

Bus flipped by tractor in Jerusalem terror attack.

U.S. slams UNHRC on Israel, Iran

“It is unacceptable that the HRC treats Israel differently from every other UN member.”

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

Turn Israel into pariah state to 'end occupation,' UN official urges

Lynk urged the international community to end military, economic, academic and other forms of cooperation with Israel to ostracize it unto political change.

The United Nations GA filled with Israeli flags during anti-BDS summit

UNHRC pressures Israeli company to cut off internet services to settlements

The UN Human Rights Council has been accused of blackmailing Bezeq, an telecommunications company that services West Bank settlements.

Israeli pedestrians stand on a roadside near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat