US Ceases Cooperation With UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs Mark Leon Goldberg January 8, 2019The Trump administration has stopped cooperating with a key element of United Nations global human rights monitoring.Special Rapporteurs are independent experts tapped by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on huma...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Expresses Concerns Over Potential US Cuts to Torture Victims Fund Mark Leon Goldberg October 2, 2018The new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed concern that a potential cut of US funding for her office would affect a key resource for victims of torture around the world. Her concerns were raised in the context of rece...
It’s International Human Rights Day…One Day After the Torture Report Comes Out Mark Leon Goldberg December 10, 2014A truly unfortunate and shameful juxtaposition
A Human Rights Catastrophe in Myanmar Mark Leon Goldberg November 13, 2014As Obama visits Burma, we spotlight an ongoing human rights tragedy
UN: 60,000 Killed in Syria Conflict Mark Leon Goldberg January 2, 2013This is a grim milestone. 2013 will be a very tough year for Syria.
Hillary Clinton On Smart Diplomacy And Development For The 21st Century Penelope Chester September 24, 2012Secretary of State Hillary Clinton re-defines diplomacy for the 21st century. Hint: smart, strategic development aid is at the heart of it.
Massacres, Sexual Violence and Crimes Against Children Detailed in New UN Report on Syria Hayes Brown August 16, 2012A panel of experts from the UN Hunan Rights Council dispatched to investigate human rights abuses in Syria issued a very disturbing report yesterday. Mass atrocities, sexual violence, crimes against children and extra-judicial killings are described in chilling detail. Among the most high profile points of inquiry was the May 25 massacre of civilians in the Syrian town of Houla.
“Faire accoucher la vérité par la seule force du dialogue”: la Commission dialogue, vérité et réconciliation débute son travail en Côte d’Ivoire Penelope Chester September 29, 2011Lors d'une cérémonie sobre à Yamoussokro, la capitale politique de la Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara a intronisé la nouvelle Commission pour le Dialogue, la Vérité et la Réconciliation, dont le mandat est de "panser les plaies" de la population ivoirienne, pour que le pays puisse avancer sereinement et en paix.
UN Adopts First LGBT Resolution Chris R Albon June 17, 2011UN Human Right Council passes the first resolution supporting equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
