Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced that Canada will seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2028 to 2030. “The multilateral system that underpins [human] rights is under threat like never before. To confront this challenge, we must work together to rebuild the human rights foundation to strive towards a more…
Foreign Affairs Minister Announces Canada Will Seek Seat on UN Human Rights Council
North Korean Youth Risk Harsh Punishment to Access Outside Media
Young Koreans are quietly defying censorship laws by consuming foreign music and other media, offering hope for change in one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states. Emissaries of the South Korean government shared that assessment during a forum on human rights in North Korea held in Washington on April 20, emphasizing both the…
Global NGOs Reject Authoritarian Regimes’ Bids for UN Human Rights Posts
Non-governmental groups have called on United Nations member states to oppose the admission of Afghanistan, Algeria, Sudan, Venezuela, and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), citing “problematic” human rights records. The U.N. General Assembly will hold elections for 14 new council members on Tuesday. A joint NGO report [pdf] released on Oct. 3 drew…
Western Countries Call for UN Rights Council Debate Over Atrocities in China’s Xinjiang
Several Western countries have joined forces to call for a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council over China’s “crimes against humanity” in the Xinjiang region. The United States, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden presented a draft proposal on Monday calling for a debate on the situation in Xinjiang during the…
UN Human Rights Chief Overstepped Mandate by Criticizing the US: Human Rights Expert
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet drew backlash for downplaying China’s human rights abuses while criticizing the United States for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, overturning Roe versus Wade. Director of research at the Center for Family and Human Rights, Rebecca Oas, said Bachelet overstepped her bounds because there are no internationally agreed-upon human rights to abortion. “And to the extent…
US Officially Rejoins UN Human Rights Council 3 Years After Trump Pullout
October 14, 2021
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The United States is returning to the United Nations Human Rights Council more than three years after Trump administration quit the 47-member body that it had branded a “protector of human rights abusers.” The U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 14 elected the United States as one of 18 new members to the Geneva-based council in…
Biden Administration Invites UN Racism Investigators to Visit US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the administration has invited experts from the United Nations (U.N.) who investigate racism and minority issues to conduct an official visit to the United States. “As a first step, we have reached out to offer an official visit by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
China, Canada Spar at UN Body Over Human Rights Failings
GENEVA—Canada and 40 other countries on Tuesday urged China to allow “immediate, meaningful and unfettered access” so independent observers can visit its western Xinjiang region, while a Chinese envoy demanded that Canadian authorities “stop violations of human rights” at home. The mutual finger-pointing, which preceded admissions from Canada’s envoy about shortcomings in her country’s rights…
Biden’s Decision to Re-Engage UN Human Rights Council Met With Praise and Criticism
February 9, 2021
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The Biden administration has received mixed responses from Congress over its decision to have the United States re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council. Under the Trump administration, the United States withdrew from the 47-member council in June 2018, noting that some of the worst human rights abusers—China, Cuba, and Venezuela—were council members. On…
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