UN Human Rights Council

The administration of President Marcos has said and done nothing substantial to address the country's human rights crisis.

That such a rights-abusing state could win election to the body speaks to structural problems in the current international human rights regime.

China managed to convince enough states to narrowly defeat a motion to hold a debate on Xinjiang – the least intrusive form of scrutiny that the council could seek.

The legacy of the outgoing U.N. human rights chief has been defined by her dithering and inaction over the Chinese government's abuses in Xinjiang.

In the Asia-Pacific, as around the world, there was a definite shift in Russia's favor at the latest vote.

In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council, China’s foreign minister gave China’s preferred spin to the concept.

Tashkent needs clear goals for a Human Rights Council term.

China rallied 53 countries to back the controversial law amid strong opposition from other governments.

The UN rights chief slammed the drug war, adding fuel to calls for an international investigation. The Philippine government responded by promising to investigate drug war killings.

A new report details the suffering of children who lose fathers and relatives in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war.

Given China's own rights record, the appointment has sparked concern about the future of the UN's human rights agenda.