Saudi Arabia was thwarted Wednesday in its bid to join the UN's human rights council, which is charged with protecting freedoms globally, after coming sixth in a vote of UN members for one of five regional seats.

Saudi Arabia fails in its bid to join UN human rights council

More than a year after being expelled from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Russia is seeking to rejoin the forum. According to a position paper Russia is circulating in the UN and accessed by BBC, Moscow is pushing member nations to extend support to the motion.

Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council, a year after being removed

India and Ukraine are among 11 countries that abstained as the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday (October 6) voted against holding a debate on alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region.

India, Ukraine among 11 nations to abstain as UNHRC rejects debate on Xinjiang

The UN rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide.

UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang in May

From the Uighurs in China to the Rohingya in Myanmar, the last decade has seen a rapid rise in human rights violations. To make matters worse, abusers like China and Pakistan are placed on the UN rights body. Watch Palki Sharma's message on World Human Rights day.

Gravitas: Rights abusers on UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations Human Rights Council held a special session to deal with 'serious human rights issues and situations in Afghanistan'. The special session has been convened at the official request submitted jointly by Pakistan, the Coordinator of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and Afghanistan.

UN Human Rights Council holds a special session to deal with situations in Afghanistan

On day two of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, nations across the board expressed concern over China's actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet.

UN Human Rights Council members question China's record in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet

The United States said that it would re-engage with the UN Human Rights Council, nearly three years after former president Donald Trump’s administration withdrew.

US moves to re-engage with UN Human Rights Council

Countries infamous for human rights abuse - China, Pakistan, Russia have been elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Who voted for them? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the details.

Gravitas: Why UNHRC votes should be transparent

China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday (Oct. 13), but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20% compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the Geneva-based body.

UNHRC Elections 2020: China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Some of the world's biggest violators of human rights have won seats at the UN Human Rights Council. This includes countries like Burundi and China. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how rights violators are weakening the UNHRC from inside.

Gravitas: Why the world's biggest violators of rights want a UNHRC membership

China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Cuba could be elected to the board of the UN Human Rights Council. Will the countries labeled as the biggest violators of rights now dictate the global rules for human rights? Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: Rights violators takeover UN Human Rights Council

China, Russia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Nepal and Uzbekistan are among the candidates vying for four seats on the UN human rights council on Tuesday. If the countries get elected, the move is bound to leave human right campaigners in the countries aghast and they might plead to European Union States as a last resort.

China, Russia and Pakistan set to join UN human rights council

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the UN Human Rights Council a 'biased' body. This comes after the UN Human Rights Office have named the companies that have business ties with US settlements in the west bank. Watch report:

WION Dispatch: Netanyahu hits back at UN, Calls it biased

The members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Pakistan have alleged persecution and demanded justice during a side event organized on the margins the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Pakistan's Ahmadiyya Muslims allege persecution, demand justice at UN event

Activists from Hong Kong and Xinjiang shared a platform to raise their voice against human rights violations by China on the sidelines of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.

Geneva: Activists from Hong Kong, Xinjiang raise concerns over human rights violations by China

UN investigators called Tuesday for an expert evaluation of whether Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be legally implicated in the abuses committed against the country's Rohingya minority.

Suu Kyi 'culpability' in Rohingya abuses an 'open-ended question': UN investigator

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Ambassadors from 50 countries to the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) have co-signed a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to voice their support for China's position on issues related to its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Earlier on July 12, a number of ambassadors in Geneva sent the joint letter to show their support for China, and as of Friday evening, more ambassadors had joined, Chen Xu, the permanent representative of China to United Nations' Geneva Office, revealed. In the joint letter, the ambassadors commend China for its economic and social progress, effective counter-terrorism and de-radicalization measures, and the strong guarantee of human rights.

Ambassadors from 50 countries support China's position on issues related to Xinjiang

A United Nation expert said on Friday some Sri Lankan laws are "frequently applied" in a discriminatory manner and urged the government to address the root causes of public protests by treating everyone equally.

UN official says some Sri Lankan laws discriminately applied

The UN human rights chief lamented Friday the erosion of rule of law in Venezuela, pointing to attacks on political opponents and activists, including using torture and killings.

Rule of law in Venezuela 'eroded': UN rights chief

The Philippines on Saturday rejected a call for an independent United Nations probe into Manila's alleged human rights violations, describing it as interference in the affairs of the Asian nation.

Philippines rejects call for United Nations probe in alleged human rights violations

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Saudi Arabia fails in its bid to join UN human rights council

Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council, a year after being removed

India, Ukraine among 11 nations to abstain as UNHRC rejects debate on Xinjiang

UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang in May

Gravitas: Rights abusers on UN Human Rights Council

UN Human Rights Council holds a special session to deal with situations in Afghanistan

UN Human Rights Council members question China's record in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet

US moves to re-engage with UN Human Rights Council

US moves to re-engage with UN Human Rights Council

Gravitas: Why UNHRC votes should be transparent

UNHRC Elections 2020: China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Gravitas: Why the world's biggest violators of rights want a UNHRC membership

Gravitas: Rights violators takeover UN Human Rights Council

China, Russia and Pakistan set to join UN human rights council

WION Dispatch: Netanyahu hits back at UN, Calls it biased

Pakistan's Ahmadiyya Muslims allege persecution, demand justice at UN event

Geneva: Activists from Hong Kong, Xinjiang raise concerns over human rights violations by China

Suu Kyi 'culpability' in Rohingya abuses an 'open-ended question': UN investigator

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 29th, 2019

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Ambassadors from 50 countries support China's position on issues related to Xinjiang

UN official says some Sri Lankan laws discriminately applied

Rule of law in Venezuela 'eroded': UN rights chief

Philippines rejects call for United Nations probe in alleged human rights violations