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The credibility of the Human Rights Council and the UN system, given its “grave failure” in the past, depends on accountability for Sri Lanka’s atrocities.

This week's Egypt arms sales announcement illustrates the failure to practice the values that offer the US its principle source of competitive advantage.

The Biden administration should press the UN Human Rights Council for action and impose its own measures, including further sanctions.

The continuing impunity in the wartime killing of a revered editor and the recent escalation of rights abuses expose the government's recalcitrance.

The push to protect women and girls in conflict and involve women in security decision-making increases attention to human rights in military operations.

She notes the Sri Lankan government has made clear that it has no intention of pursuing accountability for atrocities committed during the civil war.

Mapping a quarter century of war shows the patterns of violations that demand meaningful and credible truth and accountability processes.

The record is abundantly clear that the country’s domestic mechanisms lack effectiveness and credibility. This is a gap that the UN uniquely can fill.

The council is much more than its flaws. A strategic US re-engagement could include membership, China, a critical review, and a programmatic agenda.

On Sri Lanka and other issues, the Biden administration's decision sends the message that the protection of human rights is a deeply rooted priority.

The Rajapaksa government has gone so far as to install someone allegedly associated with a death squad on the Human Rights Council.

As President Joe Biden prepares for his first major foreign policy speech in office this week, his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, awaits…