Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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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...

How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings

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.

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...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism

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

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

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...

How to Curb Anti-Israel Bias Inside ESG Risk Ratings

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...

The Demoralization of the U.N.

The transnational bureaucrats now do Beijing’s bidding

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...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late July

The authoritarian conquest of the UN

Accommodation and engagement are no solution