The UN HRC approved a fact-finding investigation into human rights violations in Iran. However, the vote reveals three disturbing facts about the Council and its ability to protect human rights.
Following the General Assembly declaring the annexation of Ukrainian illegal, Russia’s presence on the UN Security Council has officially lost its legal basis.
The Human Rights Council passed a resolution on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
UN-aligned’s open letter to the UNHRC which called for a ban on countries that criminalise LGBTQ+ from forming part of the commission will be delayed owing to the latest developments in the United Nations and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
This is an open letter drafted by UN-aligned and addressed to the President of the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
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