Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Friday 22 September 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# UN Human Rights Council

This year
2023
# War crime
UN demands access to Ukrainian children deported to Russia
The Kremlin is accused of deporting thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia.
15.1k
29
Updated
Apr 4th 2023, 5:40 PM
Last year
2022
# United Nations
US asks UN Human Rights Council to debate rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region
A UN report on Xinjiang published last month cited possible crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims in the region.
5.3k
3
Sep 26th 2022, 11:40 AM
# UN Human Rights Council
UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
It’s the second ever suspension of a country from the council.
15.0k
27
Apr 7th 2022, 5:37 PM
All time
# Northern Ireland
Victims to raise Troubles ‘amnesty’ with UN body
The concerns of bereaved relatives will be raised at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
8.4k
5
Sep 16th 2021, 9:40 AM
# Human Rights
UN accuses Myanmar of 'ethnic cleansing' as thousands of Rohingyas flee the country
The UN says 294,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar.
9.1k
63
Sep 11th 2017, 11:33 AM
# Under fire
Some Labour TDs are not happy with Charlie Flanagan
The Foreign Affairs Minister has been criticised after Ireland abstained from a UN vote on Gaza.
16.1k
80
Jul 24th 2014, 9:33 PM
# trade mission
Government won’t say if Taoiseach has or will raise human rights concerns with Gulf states
Enda Kenny has acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s election to the UN Human Rights Council, but the government won’t say if concerns about human rights issues are being raised with leaders there or in Qatar and UAE this week.
10.2k
125
Jan 7th 2014, 10:47 PM
# Not the News
Here is the week's news... skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Irish all to live to 100; John Waters outraged for men (again); Ireland’s election to Human Rights Council ‘not a joke’.
4.0k
2
Nov 17th 2012, 5:00 PM
# Syria
Syria's rep to UN human rights council joins opposition
The Syrian delegate to the UN Human Rights Council is the first based in Switzerland
1.7k
3
Aug 13th 2012, 1:59 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
TheJournal.ie’s evening round-up of all the day’s main news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed.
3.7k
0
Mar 15th 2012, 7:50 PM
# Civil War
Mary Robinson tells UN: push for war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka
The former president said today that possible crimes against humanity cannot simply be ignored.
964
4
Feb 27th 2012, 11:34 AM
# Syria
Tanks shell city of Homs as Syria pulls bid for UN Human Rights seat
Syria’s third-largest city has come under fire from government forces, with some reports suggesting the city has been under siege for four days.
224
0
May 11th 2011, 2:15 PM