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  Share   Tweet As if the invitation from Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the U.N. to investigate the United States' role in "systemic racism" in the U.S. wasn't disturbing enough, there are more details coming out which should "alarm and shock every single American, regardless of party or political persuasion," according to Stephen Miller, the president of America First Legal (AFL). The group is filing a FOIA request to learn more about the role played by UCLA Law Professor E. Tendayi Achiume, who was selected for this investigation.  Miller spoke exclusively with Townhall, which...

10 May 2021 Felix Corley, Forum 18 All 16 known jailed conscientious objectors were freed under amnesty on 8 May. The 16 – all Jehovah's Witnesses – were serving terms of one to four years. However, no Muslims jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief are known to have been amnestied. Nor has the regime given any indication that it will heed repeated UN calls to introduce a civilian alternative to compulsory military service, though Jehovah's Witnesses say no new criminal cases against conscientious objectors have been handed to prosecutors. Forum 18 was unable to reach any offi...

The European Yearbook of Minority Issues provides a critical and timely review of contemporary developments in minority-majority relations in Europe. It combines analysis, commentary and documentation in relation to conflict management, international legal developments and domestic legislation affecting minorities in Europe. Part I contains scholarly articles and, in the 2019 volume, it centres on religious issues that have come before courts of law. Part II contains reports on national and international developments. Part III features book reviews introducing and critiquing new,...

Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet Friday, 9 April 2021 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the President of the General Assembly and the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York, for their leadership in the intergovernmental process to define the modalities, format, and the substantive and procedural aspects of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. This is an important moment in history to advance the rights of people of African Descent. The United Nations is playing a leading and ca...

17 March 2021 MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Bulgaria, Marshall Islands, United States and Croatia. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bulgaria were China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Children's Fund, and Venezuela. The following civil society organizations took the floor on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bulgaria: World Jewish Congress, International Lesbian and Gay Association, Advocates for Human Ri...