The UN’s 47-member Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) has had a longstanding notoriety for having several so-called “repressive regimes” and “authoritarian governments” as its members—elected by the 193-member General Assembly.
At the elections, held by secret ballot on 10 October, the 15 new members elected...
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As Chinese leader Xi Jinping touched down in France on Sunday (May 5) for a state visit, all eyes turned to Paris where President..
By Shairee Malhotra
On 20 October, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chief of the European Council..
