UN Human Rights Council

Philippines slams ‘unpardonable intrusions’ by UN rights experts

  The Philippine government on Saturday attacked United Nations human rights experts for “unpardonable intrusions”,…

Nigeria seeks re-election into UN Human Rights Council

Nigeria has launched a bid for re-election into the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in…

U.S. threatens to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council

The U.S. threatened to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council unless reforms are ushered…

Asylum row: Australia says it's tired of UN lecture

Prime Minister Tony Abbott lashed out at criticism over Australia's treatment of asylum-seekers on Monday,…

Why is West breeding ground for Islamist extremists? Iran's FM urges soul searching

Western democracies should ask themselves some tough questions about why they have produced some of…