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February 1, 2021 News Release

UN: Countries Call Out Rwanda’s Rights Record

Follow Up Universal Periodic Review with Concrete Action

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
January 29, 2021 News Release

Sri Lanka: UN Rights Chief Decries Mounting Abuses

Report Highlights Need for Strong Human Rights Council Resolution

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January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Sri Lanka Seeks Diversion, Not Justice, Over Wartime Abuses

Announced Domestic Inquiry Seeks to Deflect UN Human Rights Council

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
January 6, 2021 Commentary

Johnson or Macron: Who’s the Real ‘Emperor with No Clothes’?

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a visit to 10 Downing Street in London on June 18, 2020.
October 13, 2020 Dispatches

China Grudgingly Gets UN Rights Body Seat

Lowest Vote Total Among 15 Countries Elected

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October 8, 2020 Commentary

Trailing from Behind: France at the United Nations Human Rights Council

October 6, 2020 Statement

Philippines: Human Rights Council Joint NGO Statement

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Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
October 2, 2020 Statement

UN Human Rights Council Should Continue Scrutiny of Sudan

Item 10 Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan - HRC45

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October 1, 2020 Statement

United States: Human Rights Watch Oral Intervention

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October 1, 2020 Statement

Israel’s Systematic Repression of Palestinians Continues during Pandemic

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Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
September 29, 2020 Statement

Yemen: More is needed to break the cycle of impunity

Item 2 Interactive dialogue with Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen

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September 25, 2020 Statement

Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanism on China

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Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
September 24, 2020 Statement

Venezuela: Human Rights Watch Oral Statement

Item 4 Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela

People wearing face masks walk past a mural depicting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 17, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
September 23, 2020 Statement

Accountability for Rights Violations Remains Essential in Burundi

Item 4 Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

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September 18, 2020 Statement

Belarus: UN rights body should ensure accountability for rights abuses

Urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus

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