China
UN chief mute on human rights in meeting with Chinese FM
In his meeting today with the Chinese foreign minister (see UN readout below), Ban Ki-moon failed to mention any United Nations concern at all with
June 3, 2016
Human Rights
Human Rights
Conference on preventing violent extremism: UN Watch report
GENEVA, 8 APRIL, 2016 — From Brussels to Jakarta, Paris to Lahore, Istanbul to Tel Aviv, ordinary civilians’ lives have been ripped apart by
April 13, 2016
Human Rights
Dictators at UN oppose even the suggestion of human rights reform
Ten years after the UN Human Rights Council was created under the promise of reform, frivolous resolutions by dictatorships at the March session—and efforts to stymie
April 4, 2016
Hillel Neuer
Issue 583: UN Funds Palestinian NGO That Glorifies Murderer of Peace Activist
Ban Ki-moon visited hospital bed of Richard Lakin, 78-year-old American-Israeli peace activist, after he was shot in the head and stabbed in the face GENEVA,
April 3, 2016
China
Issue 582: Dictators Fail to Silence UN Watch: Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Object to Speech Challenging Membership
In the UN Human Rights Council session which just concluded, UN Watch played a central role in critical debates. This week our newsletter will share
March 29, 2016
Human Rights
UN Watch marks UN's week on gender equality with two packed events
UN WATCH recently co-hosted two panels in New York on gender violence to mark the United Nations’ 60th annual fortnight dedicated to gender equality and
March 23, 2016
Human Rights
Who will address the plight of victims of genocide?
Statement by UN Watch Panel on the Incompatibility Between Racism and Democracy 31st session of the Human Rights CouncilDelivered by Mr. Samuel Talalay, March 18,
March 18, 2016
Human Rights
The plight of North Korean women defectors
Statement by UN Watch ID: SR on Human Rights in DPRK Agenda Item 4, UNHRC 31st Session 14 March 2016 Delivered by Ms. Kayoung Kim
March 15, 2016
Geneva Summit
The United Nations and the Struggle for Human Rights: A report on the 2016 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
The United Nations and the Struggle for Human Rights: A report on the 2016 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy By David E. Lowe
February 25, 2016
Geneva Summit
Issue 577: 25 NGOs Led by UN Watch to Grant Women's Rights Award to Iraqi MP & German Psychologist for Rescuing Yazidi Women Enslaved by ISIS
Award Ceremony at UN Watch’s 8th Annual Geneva Summit, Opening Next Week at United Nations Days before world leaders gather at UNHRC in Geneva, a
February 19, 2016
Human Rights
“Allying with Stalin to stop Hitler is different than saying Stalin is a human rights champion!”
Translated from the original article, in Catalan, from Barcelona’s ARA newspaper. “Making an alliance with Stalin to stop Hitler is one thing; it’s quite another to
February 13, 2016
Human Rights
Celebrating Equality on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UN Watch invites its readers to listen to Reverend King’s “I Have A Dream” speech from 1963
January 18, 2016