Chemical weapons watchdog augments its accountability powers
As the international organization created to oversee the ban on chemical weapons, OPCW has until now been unable to name those it found responsible for carrying out attacks.
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U.N. investigative report targets human rights abuses in Venezuela
U.N. human rights investigators said the world's permanent war crimes tribunal should prosecute Venezuelan security forces for hundreds of arbitrary killings and other abuses.
Trump administration abandons U.N. Human Rights Council
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, complaining of bias against Israel, said it will reduce U.S. participation to observer status at the world's foremost human rights body.
Nuclear watchdogs prepare for potential U.S.-North Korea deal
Two nuclear watchdogs, the IAEA and CTBTO, declared themselves prepared to carry out the monitoring and verification North Korea would need for denuclearization.
Safety concerns over return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
Humanitarian and human rights groups say conditions must change to ensure that some of the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh can safely return to Myanmar.
'Low profile' multilateralism: North Korea's hidden avenues to the world
A U.S.-North Korea summit could expand a little-known aspect of a tightly controlled and secretive nation: North Korea's extensive involvement with international organizations.
Despite its horrific war, Syria takes helm of U.N. disarmament forum
Diplomats registered protest, outrage and regret that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government would preside over the forum, saying it has no credibility or moral authority.
U.N. chief takes aim at the 'scourge of war' and weapons stockpiles
António Guterres launched a campaign underscoring the need for nations to scrap nuclear arsenals and other weapons.
Dispute over Israeli settlements puts focus on war crimes tribunal
The Hague-based institution is meant to step in only when nations won't or can't dispense justice themselves.