The head of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed back against U.S. sanctions on a council-appointed investigator.
GENEVA (AN) — The president of the U.N. Human Rights Council condemned the Trump administration's attempt to silence an independent investigator probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.
Jürg Lauber, a Swiss diplomat and president of the 47-nation human rights body, expressed "regret" over the U.S. State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza.
The court's advisory opinion stems from a sustained campaign led by Vanuatu and supported by 130 U.N. member nations.
A human rights group and journalists question Beijing's use of 'Chinese government-organized NGOs' at the U.N.
Israel's brutal military campaign in Gaza has drawn direct criticism from all corners of the U.N. and its top officials.
Amid Russia's intensifying assault on Ukraine, observers find a sharp rise in civilian casualties and broad atrocities.
A 15% U.S. tariff rate on most European goods is a key point, with specifics on the auto tariffs tied to E.U. lawmaking.
The Trump administration targeted two judges from Canada and France and two deputy prosecutors from Fiji and Senegal.
Beyond Gaza, where most aid workers were killed, Sudan was the second most dangerous country for humanitarians.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described U.S. President Donald Trump's shift toward security guarantees 'a big step.'
