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March 2, 2018

The UN Human Rights Council Hits a New Low

A speech from Iran’s torture chief.

On Tuesday, the UN Human Rights Council—a body where representatives of various tyrannies gather to condemn Israel—entertained the Iranian justice minister, Alireza Avaei, whose speech bemoaned the excessive influence wielded by Western countries over the United Nations. Avaei, who serves a regime that brutally oppresses its own people and engineers mass-slaughter abroad, has himself overseen the torture and execution of thousands. Sohrab Ahmari comments:

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March 2, 2018

  1. The UN Human Rights Council Hits a New Low

    A speech from Iran’s torture chief.

  2. How Israeli Intelligence Provided the U.S with Vital Help During the Cold War

    What high-tech surveillance couldn’t see.

  3. At Harvard, Adherence to Basic Christian Principles Is Considered Intolerant

    A Christian group was punished for acting on its beliefs about homosexuality.

  4. The Power of Kaddish for Believers and Skeptics Alike

    A prayer more powerful than its words.

  5. Hitler’s Great Public-Relations Victory at the 1936 Olympics

    A gold medal in whitewashing.