Riot police bundle hundreds of women into vans, as opposition marchers rally in Minsk calling to end President Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule

Secretary disputes rights expert's 'spurious' critique, says IRGC general was killed after escalating series of attacks on US forces and interests, and to deter future attacks

Washington hasn't provided sufficient evidence of an immediate threat from Quds Force commander, Agnes Callamard writes in report for Human Rights Council

Michelle Bachelet warns that extending sovereignty over West Bank areas ‘will be extremely damaging to Israel, as well as to the Palestinians’

Top US diplomat slams Human Rights Council for commissioning report on policing and race amid international protests spurred by George Floyd's death

North Korea, Syria, Russia and China praise Tehran for 'protecting rights of vulnerable groups,' 'openness to dialogue'

Investigators for Human Rights Council attribute alleged rights abuses to Assad regime, Russian forces, al-Qaeda-linked fighters and Turkish-backed rebels

President thanks Fijian PM for contribution to UN peacekeeping forces, vows Israel will defend itself against Iran; announces agriculture scholarships for Pacific Island students

Jerusalem officials voice concern the list could be used to justify a large-scale boycott, accuse the UN of anti-Semitism and bias

Overwhelming majority of firms on Human Rights Council list are Israeli, 6 are based in US, including Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor, Motorola