UN Human Rights Council
FM heads to Geneva for HLS of 55th session of UNHRC Sunday
Egypt
February 25, 2024
FM heads to Geneva for HLS of 55th session of UNHRC Sunday
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Geneva Sunday for an official visit to participate in the high-level segment (HLS)…
Russia says it deserves a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It may have a shot
World
October 10, 2023
Russia says it deserves a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It may have a shot
CNN — Russia is campaigning for a return to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council – after being suspended just…
Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine
World
September 27, 2023
Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine
Russia is formally seeking to rejoin the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, nearly 18 months after it was suspended from…
Egypt slams UN report on human rights conditions
Egypt
March 14, 2021
Egypt slams UN report on human rights conditions
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alongside several political parties and members of the parliament have rejected the United Nations Human…
China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails
Middle East
October 14, 2020
China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support…
Western countries raise concerns over Saudi rights record
Middle East
September 23, 2019
Western countries raise concerns over Saudi rights record
GENEVA (Reuters) – Two dozen mainly European countries voiced concern on Monday at alleged torture, unlawful detentions and unfair trials…
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
Middle East
March 18, 2019
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel is depriving millions of Palestinians of access to a regular supply of clean water while stripping…
Egypt’s priority preserving state from collapse: Sisi
Egypt
February 25, 2019
Egypt’s priority preserving state from collapse: Sisi
A DPA correspondent asked President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi about the EU’s criticism of the human rights situation in Egypt at…
Egypt objects to UN criticism of death sentence against top prosecutor assassins
Egypt
February 25, 2019
Egypt objects to UN criticism of death sentence against top prosecutor assassins
In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday, Egypt expressed total rejection to foreign intervention in its internal…
West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps
World
November 6, 2018
West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps
Western countries including Canada, France and Germany called on China on Tuesday to close down detention camps, which activists…