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A diplomat observes the room a the opening of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 9, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
January 23, 2026, 3:01 pm
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Iran protest crackdown
Iranian prosecutor denies Trump’s threats prevented mass executions; standoff over inspections of nuclear sites continues, with Iran demanding IAEA condemn US, Israeli strikes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
IDF troops operate in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, in a handout photo issued on August 15, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 15, 2025, 8:59 pm
In fresh offensive on Gaza City outskirts, IDF says dozens of ‘terror targets’ destroyed
Pushing into Zeitoun, army says troops working to ‘locate explosives, eliminate terrorists’; IDF seals 7km of Hamas tunnels with cement; UN says 1,760 killed seeking aid since May
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese holds a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 5, 2025. (James Brooks / AFP)
April 4, 2025, 11:53 pm
Anti-Israel UN investigator keeps her job despite push for removal by US, EU lawmakers
Francesca Albanese, Human Rights Council official with a history of antisemitism, can remain in office until 2028 after complaints against her are dismissed
By Luke Tress
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaks at a press conference during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland, March 27, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 10:40 pm
UN set to continue term of rapporteur with history of antisemitism
Francesca Albanese, known for her regular attacks on the Jewish state, is scheduled to have her appointment extended Friday amid pushback from US, European officials
By Luke Tress
Portraits are exhibited behind a noose in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration by supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Berlin, Germany, on February 10, 2024. (STEFANIE LOOS / AFP)
January 7, 2025, 4:00 pm
Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024, UN tally of reports finds
UN rights office spokesperson says international body confident that ‘alarmingly, shockingly high’ figure is correct; increase in number of women executed, surge in use of hangings
By AFP
A diplomat observes the room a the opening of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 9, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
October 1, 2024, 1:46 am
US opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights Council
Biden administration decides not to seek second term on council, which it has frequently criticized for obsessive hostility to Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures after speaking during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2024 (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
September 30, 2024, 10:42 am
Israel-UN relations grow more fraught as world body piles on criticism of Gaza war
Sides have escalated rhetoric post-Oct. 7: Netanyahu lobs accusations of antisemitism at global organization, as its expert on Palestinians suggests Jewish state should be expelled
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Women walk on a market street in Tehran, Iran, on August 8, 2024. (AFP)
September 13, 2024, 9:08 pm
UN-appointed experts accuse Iran of stepping up repression of women
Independent fact-finding missions particularly concerned by ‘apparent new pattern’ of sentencing to death women activists who oppose hijab requirements
By AFP
Israeli actor Eyal Kitzis (left) interviews cousin of Hamas hostage Gil Dickmann (center) as part of a panel at Hostages and Missing Families Forum conference in Sderot on June 17, 2024. (Paulina Patimer/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
June 22, 2024, 1:52 pm
Eight months after Oct 7, hostage families struggle to keep loved ones in headlines
Ahead of hostage families’ testimonies at UN, conference in Sderot spotlights public relations troubles of relatives of Hamas captives, invites journalists to give their input
By Charlie Summers
A Palestinian man ferries water at a makeshift camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 4, 2024. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
April 5, 2024, 2:56 pm
UN rights council calls for arms embargo on Israel, citing ‘risk of genocide’
In 28-6 vote, Geneva body raises alarm over alleged war crimes in Gaza; US, Germany, Argentina, Bulgaria, Malawi, Paraguay oppose measure, which Israeli envoy pans as ‘distorted’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
FILE: A motorcycle of Basij, Iranian paramilitary militia, is set on fire during a protest after a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death when she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)
April 4, 2024, 4:44 pm
UN rights council votes to extend scrutiny of Iran by additional year
United Nations’ top rights body prolongs mission of special rapporteur, citing need to monitor ongoing situation following deadly crackdown on protests that erupted in 2022
By AFP
Iranians protest the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Middle East Images/AP)
March 8, 2024, 12:27 pm
UN accuses Iran of using ‘disproportionate’ violence during Mahsa Amini protests
Probe finds Islamic Republic committed extrajudicial killings, prisoners sexually assaulted during crackdown; says Amini died of trauma inflicted while in morality police custody
By Jon Gambrell
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk listens to delegates after delivering his report of the situation in the West Bank and Gaza during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 29, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
February 29, 2024, 8:03 pm
UN rights chief says ‘all parties’ guilty of war crimes in Gaza, as ex-hostage looks on
Volker Turk accuses Israel of ‘indiscriminate targeting,’ condemns rocket fire and kidnapping; Elan Tiv, whose father is still being held, shames those who applauded Palestinian envoy
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People cross a road near a giant billboard depicting Muslims walking with their national flags towards the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, erected in Valiasr Square in the center of Tehran on October 25, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
November 1, 2023, 5:55 am
UN rights official says Israel-Hamas war emboldens Iranian ‘repression’
According to Javaid Rehman, Tehran believes it has ‘deflected internal criticism’ by ‘becoming or claiming to become the cheerleaders… of the Palestinian movement’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: People check in at a counter at Ben Gurion International Airport in November 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 3, 2023, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 3: US visa waiver ‘is gamechanger’ for bilateral ties and travel
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses visa waiver program success; news editor Luke Tress looks at award for anti-Israel ex-UN official; Jessica Steinberg talks Sukkot events
By ToI Staff
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