02/08/2021 - Biden administration to "reengage" with U.N. Human Rights Council
02/08/2021 - UN Chief Welcomes US Decision To Re-Engage With Human Rights Council
02/22/2021 - UK back at Human Rights Council with a long list of targets, China, Russia, Belarus and Myanmar
02/24/2021 - U.S. "humbly" asks for its seat back on U.N. Human Rights Council
02/26/2021 - China Defends Sri Lanka's Human Rights Record At UN Human Rights Council
08/17/2021 - UN Human Rights Council To Discuss Afghanistan On August 24
10/14/2021 - US Rejoins UN Human Rights Council, Years After Trump Walk-Out
10/15/2021 - US returns to UN Human Rights Council next January after a four year absence
12/07/2021 - Argentina to head UN Human Rights Council throughout 2022
04/07/2022 - UN Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council, Ukraine Says "Grateful"
04/08/2022 - Brazil abstains as Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
10/12/2022 - Venezuela left out of UN Human Rights Council

Venezuela left out of UN Human Rights Council

Published: 10/12/2022 in MercoPress

Venezuela is not qualified to sit on such a body, many NGOs agreed Venezuela has been voted out of the 47-member UN Human Rights Council while starting next year Chile and Costa Rica will join the group which also features Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, and Paraguay from Latin America.

Brazil abstains as Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council

Published: 04/08/2022 in MercoPress

Vladimir Putin “would probably still try to influence the council through proxies,” a Geneva-based diplomat hinted The Government of Brazil abstained as Russia was being suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council Thursday evening, with only 23 countries voting against the measure, adopted as a consequence of "gross and systematic violations and abuses" during the invasion of Ukraine.

UN Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council, Ukraine Says "Grateful"

Published: 04/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The United Nations General Assembly today suspended Russia from Human Rights Council after killings in Ukraine's Bucha.

Argentina to head UN Human Rights Council throughout 2022

Published: 12/07/2021 in MercoPress

Federico Villegas Beltrán has been chosen as next head of the Human Rights Council Argentina has been voted unanimously to preside over the United Nations Human Rights Council, in what has been perceived as a diplomatic achievement of President Alberto Fernández's administration.

US returns to UN Human Rights Council next January after a four year absence

Published: 10/15/2021 in MercoPress

One of the main criticisms of the HRs Council is that some of the worst abusers are members of the body, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken The United States is returning to the United Nations Human Rights Council next January, after having withdrawn in 2018 under the Donald Trump administration. Washington secured 168 votes, far more than the simple majority of 97 required and will sit for the next three years.

US Rejoins UN Human Rights Council, Years After Trump Walk-Out

Published: 10/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after the Trump administration quit the 47-member body.

UN Human Rights Council To Discuss Afghanistan On August 24

Published: 08/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United Nations Human Rights Council announced Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24 to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover.

China Defends Sri Lanka's Human Rights Record At UN Human Rights Council

Published: 02/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Friday expressed support to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC as it faced a resolution expressing serious concern over the rights situation in the island nation, saying Beijing was opposed to the use of...

U.S. "humbly" asks for its seat back on U.N. Human Rights Council

Published: 02/24/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

3 years after Trump withdrew, Biden administration acknowledges rights body's "disproportionate focus on Israel," but "humbly" asks for readmission.

UK back at Human Rights Council with a long list of targets, China, Russia, Belarus and Myanmar

Published: 02/22/2021 in MercoPress

On China, Mr Raab will refer to reports of abuses in Xinjiang, including torture, forced labor and forced sterilization of women Britain this Monday will call for the United Nations to be given "urgent and unfettered" access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses in the Chinese region.

UN Chief Welcomes US Decision To Re-Engage With Human Rights Council

Published: 02/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has welcomed the decision of the United States to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the world organisation looks forward to hearing...

Biden administration to "reengage" with U.N. Human Rights Council

Published: 02/08/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would return to the U.N. Human Rights Council as an observer.