Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

December 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha

A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...

September 26, 2025 | |

UN Adds 68 Companies to Blacklist of Firms With Business Ties to Israeli Communities in West Bank

Controversial UN Blacklist Updated: The United Nations added 68 companies on September 26 to the blacklist of firms it claims are violating Palestinian human rights by conducting...

December 12, 2024 | |

UN Human Rights Conference in China Pushes Beijing’s Narrative on ‘Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Agenda 

China Co-Hosts UN Human Rights Conference: The United Nations and the Chinese government co-hosted a human rights conference on December 9 that showcased Beijing’s determination...

November 16, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About the UN and Hamas

The United Nations (UN) is generating pressure on Israel to stop defending itself against the terrorist organization Hamas following the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, 2023....

November 8, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer |

United Nations’ Bigotry Towards Israel: UNRWA Anti-semitism Poisons Palestinian Youth

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March 21, 2023 | David May, Richard Goldberg

How to Keep Antisemitism Away From Turtle Bay

Another antisemite has turned up in the ranks of senior UN officials — this time in the body’s human rights arm, no less. Craig Mokhiber heads the New York section of the Office of the High Commissioner...

November 21, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings

November 18, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Meet Xi and Putin’s Hired Gun Inside the UN

If your dictatorship is facing U.S. or EU sanctions, you can count on Alena Douhan to announce that Western governments are the real human rights violators.

October 7, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

China wins human rights vote at UN, exposing flaws of Biden’s reform plan

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week voted down a proposal from the United States, Britain, Turkey, and others to hold a debate about the Chinese government’s persecution of Uighur...

September 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

August 25, 2022 | David May, Zachary Fesen

Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism

Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.

August 24, 2022 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

August 7, 2022 | David May, Richard Goldberg

With Israel under attack, Biden must fight UN anti-Semitism

As the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad lobbed hundreds of rockets at Israel this weekend, a UN Human Rights Council official took to Twitter to denounce the Jewish state, labeling Israeli acts...

June 17, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Curb Anti-Israel Bias Inside ESG Risk Ratings

February 16, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, David May

Investors Should Demand Transparency From ESG Research Firms

End-of-year data show that in 2021, investment surged in stocks rated positively by financial research firms on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, which include an ever-growing list of...

November 17, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The Demoralization of the U.N.

The transnational bureaucrats now do Beijing’s bidding

October 14, 2021 | Orde Kittrie, David May

Western Governmental Funds Divest From West Bank While Investing in China

In September, Norway’s Government Pension Fund became the third major Western governmental investment fund since March to divest from companies doing business in West Bank settlements. Participating in...

July 28, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late July

July 7, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The authoritarian conquest of the UN

Accommodation and engagement are no solution

June 30, 2021 | Tzvi Kahn, David May, Craig Singleton

United Nations Human Rights Council