Dec 18, 2025
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United Nations and major rights groups report that Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro has overseen widespread, systematic repression that independent investigators say may amount to crimes again...
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United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
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29 resultsNov 2, 2025
Most ViewedWhat international laws did Trump allegedly violate during his second term?
President Trump’s second-term actions have been alleged to breach multiple international legal obligations across distinct domains: lethal maritime strikes on alleged drug traffickers, unilateral sanc...
Dec 15, 2025
Most ViewedHow many UN resolutions have targeted Israel compared to other countries since 1946?
Counting UN resolutions aimed at Israel is contested and depends on which UN body, timeframe and classification one uses; NGOs and the UN press both document large numbers of recent Israel-focused tex...
Dec 12, 2025
In UN resolutions, why is Israel condemned almost twice as much as the other nations of the world combined?
UN Watch and other trackers document that in recent years the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council have adopted far more country-specific resolutions criticizing Israel than any other single s...
Nov 21, 2025
Which European countries recently prosecuted individuals for non-violent online speech and why?
European governments and courts have recently pursued criminal cases over non‑violent online speech in multiple countries, with high‑profile examples including prosecutions in the United Kingdom (larg...
Dec 15, 2025
is privacy a basic human right
Privacy is widely recognized in major international instruments: Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 17 of the ICCPR protect against arbitrary or unlawful interference ...
Jan 15, 2026
cuantas personal han muerto en la ultima protesta en iran por el asesinato de una mujer que llevaba mal puesto el velo
No existe en las fuentes facilitadas un número fiable y actualizado sobre "cuántas personas han muerto en la última protesta en Irán" vinculada al asesinato de Mahsa Amini; las piezas más recientes co...
Dec 15, 2025
Which organizations maintain global human rights watchlists and what are their criteria?
Several types of organizations publish global “watchlists”: civil-society monitors like CIVICUS’s Monitor Watchlist that rate civic space and recently added the U.S. to its March 2025 list ; internati...
Dec 3, 2025
Which countries officially declared Israel is committing genocide and when (include dates)?
Multiple states, international bodies and major rights organizations have publicly concluded or stated that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at different times. Key institutional findings include...
Jan 21, 2026
What specific incidents in Gaza since October 2023 have been subject to detailed independent on‑site investigations by UN or international forensic teams?
Independent international and UN-led teams have carried out detailed on-site examinations of multiple categories of incidents in Gaza since 7 October 2023—most prominently attacks on health facilities...
Jan 9, 2026
Did Isreal commit a genocide against Palestinians
Independent UN and major human-rights organizations have concluded that Israel’s conduct in Gaza meets the legal and factual thresholds of genocide or genocidal acts, while Israeli authorities and man...
Jan 8, 2026
Israel genocide in gaza
A growing chorus of major human-rights organisations and UN bodies have concluded that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza involves atrocities that may amount to genocide or genocidal acts, while Israe...
Jan 1, 2026
What have UN and human rights investigations concluded about civilian harm and potential violations in Gaza since October 2023?
Independent UN bodies and major human-rights organizations have concluded that civilians in Gaza suffered catastrophic harm from October 7, 2023 onward, and that both Israeli forces and Palestinian ar...
Dec 20, 2025
is Israel committing genocide in Palestine
A growing body of authoritative investigations and major human-rights organizations have concluded that actions by Israeli authorities in Gaza meet the factual and legal thresholds for genocide under ...
Dec 19, 2025
What diplomatic options exist to resolve U.S.-ICC disputes without resorting to sanctions?
A suite of diplomatic alternatives to sanctions exists—multilateral pressure through treaty bodies, targeted legal and bureaucratic remedies, negotiated confidence‑building measures, and strategic pub...
Dec 17, 2025
Have UN bodies or the International Criminal Court taken actions alleging genocide by Israel?
Multiple UN bodies and international courts have taken actions alleging genocide or urging investigations related to Israel’s conduct in Gaza: a UN Independent Commission of Inquiry concluded Israel c...
Dec 12, 2025
This seems a pretty flimsy justification for the UN's ongoing discriminatory treatment of Israel's legal rights - particularly when they don't apply the same standards to other countries
UN bodies have produced a large volume of Israel-specific scrutiny: NGOs and monitoring groups note dozens of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolutions and an expected 17 UN General Assembly items o...
Dec 12, 2025
Why does the UN have dedicated committees and sessions regarding Israel, but nothing for much worse situations, such as the wars in Syria and Sudan, which have killed far more people?
The UN has long treated Israel-Palestine as a special, repeatedly mandated focus — the Human Rights Council has held nine special sessions on Israel versus five for Syria and other imbalances noted by...
Dec 12, 2025
Is antisemitism a root cause of anti Israel bias at the UN when many nations with horrendous human rights records are ignored?
UN bodies — especially the UN Human Rights Council and the Division for Palestinian Rights — single out Israel far more often than other states, with multiple observers citing a distinct Israel‑specif...
Dec 9, 2025
What international investigations or war crimes probes are underway into killings in Sudan and what evidence have they documented?
Multiple international probes are actively examining alleged war crimes in Sudan: the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Fact‑Finding Mission (OHCHR/FFM) is documenting large‑scale ki...