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His report was endorsed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council last month and the UN Security Council mentioned it during its monthly debate on the Middle East on October 13 without taking any action.

10/29/2009 6:00:12 PM Manfred Nowak, the UN special rapporteur on torture, has called for action from the UN Human Rights Council after he was deported from Zimbabwe.

Summary: The UN Human Rights Council voted on Fri, Oct 16 with 25 in favor of South The UN Human Rights Council voted on Fri, Oct 16 with 25 in favor of South African Justice Richard Goldstone report, 6 against and 11 abstentions.

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution that endorses a damning report accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza conflict.

Human Rights Council ahead of a debate Thursday on a report that accuses Israeli forces of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity.

Goldstone Report Takes Center Stage at UN Security Council --Palestinians Push for it, Israel Deems it a Threat to Peace Process A contentious report by South African Jurist Richard Goldstone took center stage on Wednesday at a long session of the United Nations Security Council in New York ahead of an extraordinary meeting on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, the Beirut daily AN NAHAR reported Thursday.

Human Rights Council will hold an extraordinary meeting this week on the occupied Palestinian territories, providing another chance for Israel's critics to discuss a Gaza war crimes The U.

The visit of the UN rapporteur, the first of its kind to the UAE, came at the invitation of the government during the country's Universal Periodic Review before the Human Rights Council in Geneva in March.