Obama Back at White House After South Africa Trip

President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday after travelling halfway around the world to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Obama's speech at a rain-soaked soccer stadium in Johannesburg was perhaps the most electrifying moment of a day of remembrances about the life of Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday at age 95. Throughout his speech, Obama sprinkled references to his determination to work to reduce income inequality in the United...

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts urge Iran to immediately release British-Iranian citizen after fresh charges

~	In Blaustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	In Blaustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	Strong civil society can push back against 'major attack' on human rights, says senior UN rights official

~	In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a 'threat' in today's world

~	Iran: UN rights experts urge country to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	General Assembly elects new members to UN Human Rights Council

~	UN General Assembly elects new members to the Human Rights Council