Francesca Albanese dismisses criticism of her antisemitism as 'politically motivated'; Palestinian foreign ministry rejects condemnations as 'character assassination'

Francesca Albanese tells ToI she acknowledges 'mistakes' in past reference to a 'Jewish lobby'; is latest UN official probing Israel to show evidence of blatant prejudice

State Department says it has not and will not provide info to office compiling database because it 'reinforces an anti-Israeli bias' at UN

Tehran says investigation, backed by majority of Human Rights Council, is 'violation of sovereignty' and a 'strategic error by Germany and certain Western countries'

Six nations -- China, Pakistan, Cuba, Eritrea, Venezuela and Armenia -- vote against proposal; Tehran dismisses move as ‘politically motivated’

Panel holds urgent debate on call to investigate violations, with eye on prosecuting perpetrators in future, amid increasingly brutal response by authorities to demonstrations

Draft resolution prepared by Germany and Iceland calls for investigation of 'gender dimensions' of alleged violations, but measure may struggle to get enough backing to pass

Germany, Iceland call for body to convene 'to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children'

Almost half of UN contracts in 2019-2020 are with suppliers blacklisted by West, including group that killed blindfolded prisoners in 2013 and buried them in mass grave

Over 40 organizations call on Human Rights Council to 'establish an independent, investigative reporting and accountability mechanism' into Tehran's deadly suppression of unrest