Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict a cost on ‘Israel’ for its illegal occupation. Michael Lynk, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, was ...
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations strongly rejected double standards and unilateral actions under the pretext of combating terrorism, saying that unilateral listing of UN members in order to pursue a political agenda contradicts the UN Charter principles. Addressing a UN General Assembly debate on adoption of a resolution on ...