China
U.N. clash: China lashes out over coronavirus criticism
GENEVA, June 18, 2020 — China took the floor at the U.N. Human Rights Council today to lash out at what it called “ungrounded attacks” by
June 18, 2020
Human Rights
Cuba
Report on UNHRC Candidacies of Cuba, Russia & Saudi Arabia for 2021-2023 Term
DICTATORSHIPS VYING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEATS FOR 2021-2023 TERM Report by UN Watch 29 April 2020 Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia are running
April 29, 2020
Rights group lodges U.N. case against China for arbitrary detention of rights activist Zhang Baocheng
GENEVA, April 14, 2020 – As China this month joined an influential UN Human Rights Council panel, the non-governmental human rights group UN Watch announced today that it
April 14, 2020
Human Rights
Iran praised in U.N. human rights report by 85% of countries
Iranian Ambassador Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council as it adopted a report on the country’s mandatory review, Geneva, March
March 12, 2020
Human Rights
Human Rights Watch debating Ken Roth’s "judgment and leadership" over controversial Saudi donation
Human Rights Watch’s Ken Roth solicited a Saudi billionaire for a $470,000 gift by promising not to use the funds to defend LGBT people in
March 8, 2020
Human Rights
Obsessed: 93% of Ken Roth's "illegal" accusations targeted Israel last month
Executive Summary A new study shows that over an 18-month period Ken Roth, the head of Human Rights Watch, devoted more than 70% of his
December 29, 2019
Human Rights
Tyrants celebrate as U.N. elects Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya, Sudan to top rights body
GENEVA, October 17, 2019 – The U.N.’s election today of serial abusers of human rights —Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya and Sudan — to its highest human rights body drew sharp
October 17, 2019
Human Rights
Report: Abuser states set to win top U.N. rights posts
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from
October 11, 2019
