Progress at the Human Rights Council Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2011 The council is not perfect. But it is useful and has provided an important venue for the advancement of human rights. And since the United States joined it has been a demonstrably better institution.
It is Hard for a Gay Bangladeshi Mark Leon Goldberg March 27, 2011 In Bangladesh is illegal to be gay, but the government does support HIV/AIDS interventions that reach out to men who have sex with men.
Libya Review Session Cancelled at the Human Rights Council Mark Leon Goldberg March 3, 2011 By coincidence, the Libyan government's "Universal Periodic Review" of its human rights record was scheduled for this week in Geneva.
General Assembly to Vote on Ejecting Libya from Human Rights Council Mark Leon Goldberg March 1, 2011 Later this afternoon, the General Assembly will hold a vote on whether or not to boot Libya from the UN Human Rights Council. Doing so will require a two thirds majority vote of the entire membership of the UN--that's 127 countries. UPDATE: Resolution passes
What to Expect at the Human Rights Council Special Meeting On Libya Mark Leon Goldberg February 24, 2011 An examination of the proposed plan of action for the Human Rights Council meeting on Libya tomorrow, and why, ultimately the focus of international efforts has to be the Security Council.
A UN First! Both Israel and Palestine Co-Sponsor Resolution Condemning Libya Violence Mark Leon Goldberg February 23, 2011 I have just obtained the copy of a draft resolution from the Human Rights Council that strongly condemns the violence in Libya. What is more significant than the substance of the resolution is the broad degree of support it has received.
Why the USA Should Stay on the Human Rights Council Mark Leon Goldberg January 24, 2011 House Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's wants the Obama administration to pull out of the Human Rights Council and de-fund it. Here is why that is a bad idea.
America’s Well Intentioned Spy Activities at the UN (Wikileaks) Mark Leon Goldberg November 29, 2010 One memo on American intelligence gathering activities at the United Nations, revealed by Wikileaks, suggests a strongly progressive agenda for American engagement at the UN.
United States Faces the Human Rights Council Today Mark Leon Goldberg November 5, 2010 A couple of countries with more hostile relations with the USA took the opportunity to score some political points. But most of the conversation was not anything different from the kind of discussion you might find if Harold Koh were to discuss America's human rights record at a town hall meeting in, say, Denver.
