Backlash against Trump policies doom U.S. migration nominee
The defeat of a U.S. nominee reflects broad dissatisfaction with Trump's policies on migration, economy and trade.
U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC)
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U.N. investigative report targets human rights abuses in Venezuela
Investigators urge the prosecution of Venezuelan security forces for hundreds of arbitrary killings and other abuses.
Trump administration abandons the U.N.'s top human rights body
The U.S. president, complaining of bias against Israel, said America's participation will be reduced to observer status.
U.N. officials blast U.S. border policy as 'unconscionable' and cruel
Human rights and humanitarian officials said U.S. officials must stop separating migrant children from their parents.
U.N. report on India-Pakistan conflict in Kashmir spreads blame
The U.N. human rights office pinned blame for violence on both countries in its first report on the disputed region.
U.N. investigator calls on U.S. to push human rights with North Korea
A U.N. special investigator argued human rights should be on the agenda of a planned U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit.
U.N. says Trump violates children's rights along U.S.-Mexico border
The U.N. human rights office said the 'zero tolerance' policy violates children's rights by breaking up families from Mexico.