Topic: United Nations Commission On Human Rights

Nonstate actors in international law

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 462 days ago
Historically, states were the only subjects of international law. Although references to the protection of human rights appear in the UN Charter, the principal engine of the process was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948; UDHR). In addition, the UN has ...

Cuba Says UN Rights Council Has Helped It Turn Tables on USA

Crosswalk - 1444 days ago
The United Nations' new Human Rights Council has enabled Cuba to score a great victory in its epic David vs. Goliath-type struggle against the United States, Cuba's foreign minister said Monday.. Addressing the opening of a new session of the U ...