Tag Archives: UNHRC

GENEVA | Xinhua | The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stated on Thursday that as of Jan. 1, 2025, the United States’ term as a member had ended, making it ineligible to withdraw from an intergovernmental body it was no longer part of. “For the record, the United States …

GENEVA  | Xinhua | Over 100 countries voiced their support for China’s position and opposed the politicization of human rights at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday. In response to criticism of China’s human rights record from the United States and a small …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to participate in an upcoming special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, calling the event biased. “Unfortunately, our arguments and explanations with regard to the true goals of the special …

  Uganda marks it amid brutal attacks on journalists ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 28 Teddy Nakaliga and Amon Kayanja, both reporters for separate TV stations hit the road in Kayunga Village, Wakiso District, to cover a demonstration by residents protesting a two-week power blackout. As Nakaliga narrated …

20 journalists in Uganda especially those covering opposition politicians have been assaulted by security personnel Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Civic space in Uganda is sliding to the lowest level ever as some elements of the UPDF serving under the Military Police, descended on journalists covering former presidential …