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Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her

In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.

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UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva
An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces

UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression

The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.

|ByREUTERS
A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence

The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Workers prepare AIS boxes at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025.

UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short

In its 2026 Global Outlook, the Rome-based WFP said 318 million people were expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, citing sharp declines in humanitarian funding.

|ByREUTERS

Russia quits UNHRC after being suspended with Israel's support

Russia's deputy UN Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin described the move as an 'illegitimate and politically motivated step,' and then announced that Russia had decided to quit the Human Rights Council.

APRIL 8, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A UN security officer stands guard during the special session on the situation in Ukraine of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2022.

Russia vows its forces will 'liberate' Mariupol from nationalists

Russians persists in Mariupol, separatist regions • Ukraine: Attacks against Mykolayiv break war laws • Russian morale decreasing

APRIL 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A view shows an armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict on a road leading to the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 28, 2022.

Israel: UNHRC's new investigator has compared Nakba to Holocaust

Francesca Albanese has compared "the Holocaust to the Nakba, and advocates for the de-facto destruction of the Nation-State of the Jewish People,” Eilon Shahar said.

APRIL 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Ambassador to UN Institutions in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar

UN may update blacklist of companies operating in Israeli settlements

An initial list of 112 such companies was published in 2020. The mandate to make changes to that database on an annual basis, however, has been unfilled due to lack of funds.

MARCH 5, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏

Russian envoy compares Ukraine to Nazi Germany at UNHRC

Russian Ambassador compared Ukrainian actions, political and military, to Nazi Germany in United Nations Human Rights Council, causing uproar.

MARCH 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

US State Department official addresses return to UN Human Rights Council

The Biden administration has committed to aggressively confront anti-Israel bias in the UNHRC wherever and whenever it appears.

FEBRUARY 16, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva

Biden names Atlanta Jewish leader as envoy to UN Human Rights Council

Michèle Taylor, daughter of a Holocaust survivor and founder of a congregation, was named envoy to the UNHRC by President Biden.

OCTOBER 24, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

US back at Human Rights Council after Trump era

Top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations Committee pans ‘lending legitimacy’ to body that ‘persecutes’ Israel

OCTOBER 14, 2021ByREUTERS, LAHAV HARKOV
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Austria leads 48 nations in pledge at UNHRC to combat antisemitism

"This fight is between antisemites and anyone who believes in the values of equality, justice and liberty," Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.

OCTOBER 10, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏

Jewish and Muslim organizations give joint statement at UNHRC

The World Jewish Congress and the Muslim World League gave a joint statement at the UNHRC promoting human rights for everyone.

OCTOBER 4, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva