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UN slams Iran's 'brutal repression' at emergency session

The UN Human Rights Council urged Iran to end its "brutal repression" of protests, as rights groups say thousands of people were killed in the unrest

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23 January, 2026
The 60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) begins at the UN Office in Geneva
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UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent Iran meeting on Friday

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21 January, 2026
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UNHRC to hold urgent debate on Israeli airstrike on Qatar

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15 September, 2025
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Israel demands UN scrap probe body for Palestinian territories

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18 July, 2025
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese takes part in a talk at The Hague Humanity Hub on February 12, 2025.
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UN reaffirms Francesca Albanese role as Special Rapporteur

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05 April, 2025
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UN rights council demands Israel 'prevent genocide' in Gaza

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02 April, 2025
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Israel civilians took part in abuse of Palestinian detainees: UN

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23 March, 2025
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UN rights chief warns of 'mass deaths from famine' in Sudan

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27 February, 2025
55th session of Human Rights Council kicks off chaired by its Representative of Morocco Ambassador Omar Zniber at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on February 26, 2024.
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Israel, US 'undermining human rights' by UNHRC withdrawal

Assiah Hamed
06 February, 2025
UN General Assembly vote suspends Russia
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Trump to target UN rights body and Palestinian relief agency

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04 February, 2025
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Saudi Arabia loses bid for a seat on UN Human Rights Council

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09 October, 2024
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US opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights Council

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01 October, 2024
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Taliban bars UN special rapporteur from Afghanistan

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21 August, 2024
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UN probe accuses Israel of crimes against humanity in Gaza war

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12 June, 2024
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UN demands Israel is accountable for possible war crimes

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05 April, 2024
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29 March, 2024
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UN expert says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, calls for arms embargo

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26 March, 2024
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UN condemns 'horrific violations' by Sudan's warring parties

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23 February, 2024
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Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council president

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10 January, 2024
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Gaza faced with widespread diseases and inevitable hunger

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17 November, 2023
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China elected to UN Human Rights Council as Russia loses bid

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12 October, 2023