Iranian prosecutor denies Trump's threats prevented mass executions; standoff over inspections of nuclear sites continues, ...

The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the ...

A prosecutor said at least twice more people were killed in Iran in half the time compared with the Srebrenica genocide.

Rights groups claim thousands of people, including bystanders, were killed during the unrest, which they describe as the ...

Australia has been called out for one thing after a scathing United Nations said there was evidence of “inhumane” practices.

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session to ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for an end to state violence against protesters in ...

Indonesia will chair the UN Human Rights Council in 2026, hailed by officials as recognition of its international standing, ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council sparked outrage on Wednesday when it announced that two of the seven experts elected to its advisory committee were from Iran and China. Hillel Neuer, Executive ...

The United Nations welcomed two new officials to the advisory committee for its Human Rights Council this week in a vote that did not inspire confidence in the humanitarian body. Iranian diplomat ...

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council. 93 members were in favor, 24 against and 58 were absent. The Human Rights Council ...