Topic - U.N. Human Rights Council

A recent report by the U.N. Human Rights Council said Russia “committed enforced disappearances and torture as crimes against humanity,” part of a "systematic attack against the civilian population and pursuant to a coordinated state policy.”

Ukrainian civilians are still held by Russia with uncertain hope of release →

In its latest report, the three-member international fact-finding mission authorized by the U.N. Human Rights Council said the government is increasingly repressing specific members of civil society, including politicians, labor leaders, journalists, human rights defenders and other real or perceived opponents.

As foreign minister speaks at United Nations, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City →