UN to set up inquiry into possible Russian war crimes
Moscow says resolution passed by Human Rights Council ‘political rout to demonise’ it
Russia suspended from UN human rights body over Ukraine ‘abuses’
Moscow expels two Irish diplomats in retaliation for expulsion of four Russians
Britain freezes assets of Russia’s biggest bank
UK also bans outward investment to Russia and promises to end imports of Russian oil and coal by the end of this year
Gerard Toal: Talks kindle hope of peace in Ukraine but suspicions remain
Many Ukrainians fear that Russia is using the talks to regroup and resupply its forces
UN rights body approves investigations into alleged Russian violations in Ukraine
‘Irrefutable evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity,’ Filipenko says
Ireland and 37 states formally refer reports of atrocities in Ukraine to ICC
Evidence of Russian war crimes being gathered by prosecutors
Israel needs peace talks to counter apartheid claim, says foreign minister
Yair Lapid says Israel faces designation but coalition make-up rules out talks with Palestinians
Foreign drones tip the balance in Ethiopia’s civil war
Prime minister Abiy Ahmed engineers reversal of fortunes with help of Persian Gulf allies
China, the UN Human Rights Office and the Irish whistleblower
Sacking of Irishwoman Emma Reilly highlights long-standing dilemma
Mary Robinson says climate crisis also a health emergency
Forum hears women and girls at risk because of the threat of gender-based violence
‘There is no mercy’: Refugees in Libya desperate for help as thousands rounded up
Detainees include Eritreans, Somalis and Sudanese who have fled war or dictatorships
Beirut port blast inquiry suspended for a second time due to legal action
Judge accused of bias and misconduct by two ex-ministers demanding his resignation
Taliban seeks to reassure UN over aid workers' safety in Afghanistan
UN conference raises $1.1bn as country faces imminent collapse of humanitarian aid
‘The trauma absolutely does affect you’: Irish in Beirut recall the port explosion
Four Irish people living in Beirut look back on the huge chemical explosion that devastated the city
Call for environmental rights to be recognised in Constitution
Date should be set before summer recess for citizens’ assembly, argues group
Myanmar junta accuses Suu Kyi of taking bribes as 12 protesters killed
UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on denouncing February coup
America’s best hope for internal healing is enmity with China
US Letter: Common purpose against a giant ‘other’ is what US has lacked for too long
Myanmar’s military junta moves to assume sweeping powers over internet
Draconian draft Bill causes alarm among human rights activists and business groups
Myanmar: Police fire rubber bullets on most violent day of protests
Woman suffers gunshot wound to head as police crack down on demonstrations over coup
Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year
France reacts angrily to Saturday’s hanging, calling it ‘barbaric and unacceptable’
UN peacekeepers withdraw from South Sudan civilian protection sites
Sites sheltered hundreds of thousands who fled brutal violence during country’s war
The Irish Times view on the UN Human Rights Council: protecting universal values
The 193 member states have elected China, Russia, Pakistan, Cuba, and Uzbekistan, all notorious abusers
Palestine quits rotating presidency of Arab League over refusal to condemn Israeli deals
Blockade of Gaza described as ‘almost a death sentence during the pandemic’
‘Kill all you see’: Myanmar soldiers admit Rohingya slaughter for first time
Two soldiers have given video testimony of campaign of terror against Muslim minority
The Irish Times view on Hong Kong: Beijing moves on the democrats
China will find that it is seriously underestimating the resolve of the large Hong Kong democracy movement and that a crack of the whip will not make it disappear
Beijing role on UN human rights panel sparks concerns
China’s appointment like making ‘pyromaniac the town fire chief’, says watchdog
UN list of firms doing business in West Bank draws Netanyahu’s ire
Publication of names of 112 entities hailed as ‘victory for international law’ by Palestine
Putin sacks head and others in Kremlin human rights body
Mikhail Fedotov and four members removed over criticism of Moscow stance on protests
Jailed Saudi women’s activist ‘refuses’ to absolve authorities of torture
Loujain al-Hathloul rejected freedom in return for recording statement, says brother
Extrajudicial killings detailed as thousands march in Venezuela
Maduro regime guilty of crimes including arbitrary detention and torture, UN report finds
Captured Isis fighters should be tried or freed, says UN
Many foreigners among 55,000 captured Islamic State fighters and their families detained
Saudis called Khashoggi ‘sacrificial animal’ as they waited to kill him
‘Joints will be separated, it will not be a problem,’ journalist’s killers were assured
Sudan military acknowledges ‘violations’ in dispersal of protest
More than 100 people were killed in the capital Khartoum last week
Migrants accused of hijacking ship taken to Maltese capital
Passengers reported to have taken over tanker to prevent it being sent back to Libya
Over 30 countries sign statement criticising Saudi Arabia’s rights record
UN human rights commissioner voices concern over arrest and detention of peaceful activists
Saudis undermined Khashoggi murder investigation, says UN expert
Inquiry finds officials ‘planned and perpetrated’ brutal killing of journalist in Istanbul
‘Record number’ of human rights defenders killed in 2018
Ireland and EU need to monitor Brazil for rights breaches, says Front Line Defenders report
Coveney concerned over Bahrain’s ‘restrictions of fundamental freedoms’
Minister for Foreign Affairs responds to TDs’ letter calling for action on rights abuses
Anger in Israel as Airbnb removes listings in West Bank settlements
Minister calls decision ‘first-class hypocrisy’ as hosts urged to file lawsuits against firm
Climate change: Ireland failing on ‘human rights obligations’, says UN
Government must take more effective measures, according to UN human rights expert
‘I came to Ireland to save my family. Why is it taking so long?’
New to the Parish: Norbert Nkengurutse arrived from Burundi in 2016
Xinjiang’s social stability ‘hard-won’, claims Chinese minister
‘Reform through education’ call for Muslim region comes amid international criticism
Turkey and Russia to create demilitarised zone in Idlib
Erdogan and Putin agree to patrol buffer between rebels and Syrian government forces
Nicaraguan government killing, torturing and raping protesters, says UN
‘Shock forces’ found to have acted jointly or in co-ordination with Ortega security forces
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize ‘will not be withdrawn’
Myanmar under fire from UN over ‘genocidal’ mass killings of Rohingya people
Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen may be war crimes, says UN
More than 10,000 people killed in war and 8.4 million on brink of famine
Suu Kyi blamed in damning UN report on Myanmar military
UN calls for genocide charges against army leaders for attacks on Rohingya minority
Palestinians say Trump’s $200m funding cut is ‘blackmail’
US financial pressure seen as part of force exerted to accept ‘deal of century’ with Israel
Ian Paisley Junior: one scandal too many?
Will loyalty prevail over Paisley’s adventures and forgetfulness?
Ireland’s UN seat bid: Bono says Irish ‘storytellers’ vital
Varadkar and Coveney attend Ireland’s formal launch for UN Security Council seat in New York
Trump cuts US a bad deal in leaving UN Human Rights Council
While rights body is scarred by hypocrisy, US involvement has always been for the better
Rule of law ‘virtually absent’ in Venezuela, says UN
Human rights office finds security forces suspected of carrying out hundreds of killings
The Irish Times view on the UN Human Rights Council: Fix it from the inside
There is increasing evidence that regional groups are a little less willing to shield their own
US pulls out of ‘hypocritical’ UN Human Rights Council
Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley criticises members for not joining ‘fight’ to reform group
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