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UN rights group: Iranian hijab bill constitutes ‘gender apartheid’
Bill raises fines against women who do not wear a headscarf and includes new penalties such as car confiscation The post UN rights group: Iranian hijab bill constitutes ‘gender apartheid’ appeared...
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Daily Briefing Oct. 3: US visa waiver ‘is gamechanger’ for bilateral ties and...
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 The post Daily Briefing...
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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' The post UN rights official says...
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UN rights chief says ‘all parties’ guilty of war crimes in Gaza, as...
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 The post UN...
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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 The post UN accuses...
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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 The post UN rights council...
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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' The post UN rights...
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Eight months after Oct 7, hostage families struggle to keep loved ones in...
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 The post Eight months...
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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 The post UN-appointed experts accuse Iran of...
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Israel-UN relations grow more fraught as world body piles on criticism of...
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 The post Israel-UN...
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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 The post US opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights...
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