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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon, in his annual report to the UN General Assembly on the issue of human rights in Iraq, said that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s pledges for greater freedom in the country has not led to major improvements of freedom of expression or human rights. In a report obtained by Reuters, he also expressed concern over the …

Head of Israeli manufacturers’ association(MAI) Zvi Oren urged his European counterparts to not boycott Israeli businesses and warned that such a move could affect Palestinians too. The, open letter seen on Monday sent to European industry leaders, came a week before Israel will end its export of dairy produce and poultry from its West Bank settlements to the European Union. …

On Tuesday, Israel lashed out at the United Nations after the UNHRC named the chairman of the team which will investigate Israeli war crimes in Gaza. William Schabas, aCanadian international lawyer, is all set to lead the commission – Schabas is widely regarded by Israel as being hostile to it. “This commission’s anti-Israeli conclusions have already been written, all it …

The United Nations on Monday said human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, Movie star George Clooney’s fiancé, is set to join other human rights experts and investigate the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The Lebanon-born British lawyer is one of three top human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on a commission of inquiry to probe the aggression; the …

The Quartet was originally set up to persuade a recalcitrant Israel to allow the United Nations to have a role in the peace process. It was also an oblique American token recognition of Russia’s vestigial Great Power status, which allowed it a squeaky wheel in the peace process, if not an actual hand on the helm. Comprising the European Union, …

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday said Israel’s actions in Gaza could be deemed as war crimes while also condemning the haphazard rocket fire by Hamas. “There seems to be a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes”, she said at an emergency session of the …

The UN Security Council is expected to put to vote next week a resolution which would call Syria to the International Criminal Court; the measure, however, will likely fail due to opposition from China and Russia. The resolution was drafted by France and aims to “send a message that there is accountability for the crimes committed in Syria”. According to …

On Tuesday, a legislation tabled in the Iraqi parliament could introduce new religious restrictions on women in the country, including laws which could make it legal for nine-year-old girls to marry and force married women to comply with their husband’s sexual demands. The bill looks to be the last legislation the current government will pass before the elections towards the …