Topic: UNHRC

OFWs in Israel told to focus on work amid issue on PH vote at UNHRC

OFWs in Israel told to focus on work amid issue on PH vote at UNHRC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 10:43 PM

Filipinos working in Israel were told Tuesday to focus on their jobs and not be affected by the issue raised against the Philippine government over its vote backing the UN Human Rights Council's investigation into possible crimes during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza last month. Read more »

Callamard tells PH drug war review panel to include Duterte in probe

Callamard tells PH drug war review panel to include Duterte in probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 09:38 PM

"The review panel must be prepared to integrate into its review the systems, the leadership at the highest level that allowed for that policy... There should be no limit who should be included in that review from the President to the police commissioners and below and in between — all of them,” UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard said. Read more »

Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 05:42 AM

GENEVA - Russia and China have opposed a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top UN rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating a deadlock just as Washington may seek to rejoin the forum it quit in 2018. Read more »

China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 06:16 AM

UNITED NATIONS - China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the Geneva-based body. Read more »

Activists say drug war fight not over, despite UNHRC 'letdown'

Activists say drug war fight not over, despite UNHRC 'letdown'

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 12:03 AM

MANILA - Activists and families of victims of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs on Thursday vowed to keep fighting for justice after the United Nations Human Rights Council opted to give technical assistance to a government accused of ignoring atrocities.   Read more »

Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over abuses, Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over abuses, Khashoggi

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:22 AM

GENEVA - Dozens of nations condemned Saudi Arabia before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday over serious violations and demanded accountability for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

Peaceful protests a 'fundamental human right': UN watchdog

Peaceful protests a 'fundamental human right': UN watchdog

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 04:57 AM

As authorities worldwide grapple with swelling demonstrations over issues like political rights and racial justice, a UN committee on Wednesday reaffirmed that protesting peacefully, online or in person, is a fundamental human right. Read more »

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