United Nations Human Rights Council

UN Palestinian territory investigator resigns after Israel denies visa request

The United Nations special investigator into Israel’s human rights abuses in Palestinian territories has resigned over Israel’s refusal to grant him a visa for travel into the West Bank.

January 4, 2016 4:13 pm

Report: Netanyahu asked European leaders to vote against Israel at U.N.

Israel’s prime minister called his British and German counterparts along with other “key allies” before the Human Rights Council’s vote on the Gaza report, according to the Jewish Chronicle of London.

July 6, 2015 5:45 pm

U.N. Human Rights Council slams Israel for Gaza war

The resolution drafted by the Arab states ignores the report’s criticism of the Palestinians and does not mention rockets launched by Hamas from Gaza on Israel.

July 5, 2015 9:39 am