Human Rights
Tripoli Trifecta: Hugo Chavez, Qaddafi & Jean Ziegler
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August 18, 2013
Human Rights
Human Rights
The return of the Ad Hoc
On July 22, 2013, a two-week session of the controversial Ad Hoc Committee on the Collaboration of Complementary Standards commenced. The Committee, set up in
July 29, 2013
Geneva Summit
Today: Top Russian & North Korean Dissidents to Appear at UN Rights Council, Win Awards
PRESS RELEASE Garry Kasparov and Dong-hyuk Shin to Receive UN Watch Prize at Geneva’s Original League of Nations Hall Geneva, June 4, 2013 – Former
June 4, 2013
Human Rights
Turkish Raid: UN Rights Council Called to Investigate
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 31, 2013 – In reaction to this morning’s brutal Turkish police action that targeted peaceful protesters and journalists, creating scenes of
May 31, 2013
Geneva Summit
North Korean Defector Wins Human Rights Award
Dong-hyuk Shin to Receive UN Watch Prize at League of Nations Hall in Geneva GENEVA, May 20 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch announced today that
May 20, 2013
Human Rights
Iran to chair U.N. disarmament conference
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 13, 2013 – Iran will chair the United Nations’ most important disarmament negotiating forum during the panel’s May session, which opened
May 13, 2013
Human Rights
Issue 430: Update: Nominee for World's Top Human Rights Prize Acknowledges"My Anti-Israel Tweets"
Update: Nominee for World’s Top Human Rights Prize Acknowledges“My Anti-Israel Tweets” Egypt’s Mona Seif, finalist for the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. GENEVA,
May 1, 2013
Human Rights
Issue 429: Top Rights Prize Nominee Supports Killing Israelis
Top Rights Prize Nominee Supports Killing Israelis Human Rights Watch must cancel nomination of terror supporter Mona Seif GENEVA, April 30, 2013 – A jury
April 30, 2013
Geneva Summit
Russian Dissident & Chess Champion Wins Human Rights Award
PRESS RELEASE Garry Kasparov to Receive UN Watch Prize at League of Nations Hall in Geneva GENEVA, April 8 – One day after Russian President Vladimir
April 8, 2013
Human Rights
UN marks International Remembrance Day of Victims of Slavery, whilst Mauritania continues to sit on the body's Human Rights Council.
Today, activities kick-off at the UN in the lead up to International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
March 18, 2013
Human Rights
UN marks International Remembrance Day of Victims of Slavery, whilst Mauritania continues to sit on the body’s Human Rights Council.
Today, activities kick-off at the UN in the lead up to International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
March 18, 2013
Human Rights
Issue 413: Latest from the UN Watch Blog: Syria as Human Rights Defender?
Latest from the UN Watch Blog Syria as Human Rights Defender? The U.N. has elected Syria’s mass murdering Assad regime to a senior post on
February 26, 2013