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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: United Nations Human Rights Council

United Nations Human Rights Council stories: 8 news summaries

 UN to US: Drone Attacks 
 Could Be Unlawful 

Human rights watchdog wants more accountability from CIA in Pakistan

Oct 28, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN human rights watchdog has some strong misgivings about the CIA drone attacks on suspected terrorists in Pakistan that have killed 600 people since last year. "Extralegal executions" are a violation of international law, Philip Alston tells the BBC. “These... More »

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Iraq • CIA • Pakistan • execution • UAVs • drones • Predator • suspected terrorists • United Nations Human Rights Council • Central Intelligence Agency • Philip Alston

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 UN Warms Up to US 

Real challenge comes when US parts with world allies

Jun 18, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The relationship between the US and the UN is noticeably warmer these days, with new ambassador Susan Rice getting high marks across the board, write Adam Benz and Robert Friedman in Good magazine. Granted, she replaced Bushie John Bolton, who prior to his appointment could barely conceal his disdain for... More »

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United Nations • United Nations Human Rights Council • Susan Rice • Obama administration • President Obama



 UN Begins Gaza 
 War Crimes Probe 

Israel alleges bias, but Jewish rapporteur draws wide praise

Jun 2, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN team investigating possible war crimes by the Israeli army and Hamas has arrived in the Gaza Strip for a weeklong fact-finding mission. Israel is refusing to cooperate with what it calls a "masquerade," alleging that the UN Human Rights Council is unfairly biased. But the selection... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • war crimes • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • United Nations Human Rights Council • Gaza war

US Lands Seat on UN Human Rights Council

Bush White House had boycotted body over Israel, Darfur stances

May 12, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(AP) - The US today won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for the first time, along with four countries accused of serious human rights violations: Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, and Russia. President Bush's administration had boycotted the council over its repeated criticism of Israel and its refusal to cite... More »

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Israel • United Nations • human rights • George W. Bush • United Nations Human Rights Council • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - In another reversal of Bush policy, the Obama administration said today it would seek to join the UN Human Rights Council. The US will participate in May elections for one of three open seats on the 3-year-old body, the Washington Post reports. Bushies declined to join, arguing that the council... More »

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Hillary Clinton • United Nations • human rights • United Nations Human Rights Council • President Obama

Burmese Comedian Bust Not Funny: UN

Popular funnyman had criticized junta and led team in relief effort

Jun 10, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN's human rights official in Burma expressed concern over the arrest of a popular Burmese comedian who’d been helping cyclone survivors, the AP reports. The comedian, known as Zarganar, was nabbed Wednesday by authorities after traveling to the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta to donate supplies, a relative said. He... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • junta • comedian • United Nations Human Rights Council • Cyclone Nargis

UN Official Defends His Comparison of Israelis to Nazis

Jerusalem considers barring successor

Apr 8, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UN investigator hasn't even begun his new job probing Israeli conduct in the Palestinian territories and he is already facing a firestorm of criticism. Richard Falk has been slammed for a comment he made last summer comparing Israel's actions in Gaza to Nazi policies. He defended the comments yesterday... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Israel and Palestinians • United Nations Human Rights Council • Richard Falk

Scholars
Urge China to Meet With
Dalai Lama

Group slams Beijing for 'fanning racial hatred'

Mar 24, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals is challenging the government over its response to protests in Tibet, accusing Beijing of inciting ethnic tensions and demanding that it begin talks with the Dalai Lama. A petition signed by 29 writers, journalists and scholars, blasts China’s “one-sided propaganda” war and... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Han Chinese • petition • United Nations Human Rights Council

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