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June 23, 2018 Statement

US Quits Rights Body, Nikki Haley Wrongly Blames Rights Groups

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2017.

June 21, 2018 Dispatches

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Venezuela

Venezuelan Crisis needs to be a Council Priority

A girl wears a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelan security forces block access to opposition supporters and mourners of rogue ex-policeman Oscar Perez to the main morgue of the city, in Caracas, Venezuela January 20, 2018.

June 21, 2018 Statement

Submission to the CERD review of China

96th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The Chinese national flag is raised during a ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, July 1, 2017.

June 19, 2018 News Release

UN: US Retreat from Rights Body Self-Defeating

Other Countries Need to Step Up at Human Rights Council

June 19, 2018 Statement

States should act to end violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity

Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Participants take part in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan, October 28, 2017.

June 19, 2018 Statement

Human Rights Council should act to address rights crises - including Venezuela, Kashmir, Philippines and Cambodia

Item 2 General Debate on High Commissioner’s update

June 18, 2018 Letter

Joint NGO Letter on Belarus: UN Human Rights Body Should Renew the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Riot police detain a man during a rally in Minsk on March 25.

June 14, 2018 Dispatches

India Should Not Reject UN Report on Kashmir

Government Should Commit to Acting on Findings

A woman watches the funeral of a civilian who, according to local media, was hit by a police vehicle during a protest after Friday prayers, in Srinagar, June 2, 2018.

June 4, 2018 Letter

Eritrea: Extend UN Special Rapporteur mandate, help end generalized impunity

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland

Eritrean refugees hold placards during a protest against the Eritrean government outside their embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel May 11, 2015.

May 18, 2018 Statement

Gaza: International inquiry needed to stem bloodshed and advance accountability

28th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

May 8, 2018 News Release

UN Security Council: Refer Myanmar to ICC

Stand Up for Rohingya Victims of Crimes Against Humanity

Rohingya refugees cross the Naf River with an improvised raft to reach to Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh, November 12, 2017. Picture taken November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TO FIND ALL PICTURES SEARCH REUTERS PULITZER

April 24, 2018 Dispatches

UN High Commissioner Calls on World Bank to ‘Marry’ Rights and Development

Human Rights Are ‘Also Your Job’ World Bank Gathering Told

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2018.

April 23, 2018 Commentary

Brazil Should Demand End of Impunity for Syria’s Chemical Attacks

April 23, 2018 News Release

UN Human Rights Council Should Strengthen Impact on the Ground

‘Efficiency’ Can’t Be Separated From Effectiveness

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN high commissioner for human rights, speaks at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2017.