Human Rights Council
UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech
Palestine Action has targeted Israel-linked defence companies in Britain, especially Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint.
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
The Democratic Party's Israel problem runs deeper than Rahm Emanuel says - opinion
'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza
Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated,' UN expert warns
"Russian authorities have severely curtailed the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression, both online and offline."
UN removes 15 companies from blacklist for halting settlement activity
The UN list was limited in scope due to budget restrictions and the rights office was only able to review the original list of 112 companies.
Amid criticism, Columbia University announces a new research center in Tel Aviv
For decades, Columbia has been the site of heated debate among both faculty and students over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
UN human rights chief calls on Israel to temporarily halt judicial reform
One of the bill's key components will add restrictions on the judicial review of Basic Laws.
Israel accuses UN human rights chief of blaming terror attacks on victims
Israel stated that the Geneva human rights community remained silent on the shooting in Neveh Ya'acov for a week.
UNHRC discriminates against Israel, should send rapporteur home - opinion
Appointing a UNHRC rapporteur to Israel is an outrageous and totally fictitious antisemitic assessment of the relationship between our Arab citizens and residents, and the Jewish Israeli public.
Discrimination, demonization and delegitimization has no place at the UN - opinion
Navi Pillay wrote a letter to the president of the Human Rights Council, alleging that her colleagues were being "deliberately misquoted."
UNHRC to hold special session on Iran, human rights violations
The UNHRC needed one-third of the 47 members of the Council's support is required in order to hold a special session.
Would the FBI come to different conclusion of Shireen Abu Akleh's death? - editorial
The US administration said that the ballistics test of the bullet fragment was "inconclusive." The UNHRC came to a similar conclusion.
Europe calls for UNHRC debate on Iran protests, human rights violations
Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the UN Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran.
