UN Demands France Revise ‘Human Rights-Violating’ Niqab Ban
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has given France six months to revise its ban on the full face veil in public, ruling the law to be “oppressive” against Muslims.
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IDF Spokesman: Media Ate Up Hamas Lies
The Israeli army’s spokesperson penned a scathing article for the Wall Street Journal on Monday, condemning Hamas for “[lying] to the world” about the recent Gaza border riots and criticizing international media outlets for accepting the falsehoods.
U.S. Envoy Calls for Emergency U.N. Session on Iran Protests
The US Ambassador to the United Nations called on the international community to speak out on the unfolding protests in Iran, saying the US would seek emergency UN talks on the situation.
UN Expert Urges Saudi to End Ban on Women Driving
Saudi Arabia’s government should end the kingdom’s ban on women driving and reform the male guardianship system, a United Nations independent expert said on Thursday.
UN Human Rights Chief Compares Islamic State to Farage, Le Pen, and Trump
CNN reports on an outburst from Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, directed principally at Dutch politician Geert Wilders but looping in other “populists, demagogues, and political fantasists,” such as Nigel Farage of the U.K. and Donald Trump in the United States.
Jordanian U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Blasts Trump’s ‘Hateful Slander of Foreigners’
(REUTERS) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a thinly veiled attack on U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and other presidential hopefuls on Friday, in a speech entitled “The road to violence.”
State Dept. Condemns UN Body’s Blacklist of Pro-Israel Businesses
The Jewish Press reports: On his Wednesday’s press briefing, State Dept. spokesman John Kirby strongly condemned the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Commission’s unreasonable focus on Israel, in a world tormented by so much evil and tyranny. Kirby was asked regarding the
