
Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi again slams Swiss FM Calmy-Rey for meeting Ahmadinejad
It is rare when the UN hosts an event that speaks truth to power. But that is exactly what happened in Geneva today when Iranian

It is rare when the UN hosts an event that speaks truth to power. But that is exactly what happened in Geneva today when Iranian

Testimony at the UN Oral testimony to the UN Human Rights Council, 8th Special Session Delivered by Ben Albert, Dec. 1, 2008 Thank you, Mr.

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, December 1, 2008 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights monitoring group, slammed an African-sponsored resolution on Congo that praises the Kinshasa

UN Watch in the News Spanish version below Laura MacInnis Swissinfo December 1, 2008 GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday condemned abuses

UN Watch in the News Agence France Presse December 1, 2008 The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday condemned human rights abuses, sexual violence and

PRESS RELEASE But advocacy campaign reduces support from 108 to 85 votes Geneva, November 24, 2008 — By a vote of 85 to 50, with 42 abstaining,

UN Watch in the News John Heilprin Associated Press November 21, 2008 UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N.’s Human Rights Council said Friday

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, November 19, 2008 — Geneva-based UN Watch, the leading independent monitor of the United Nations human rights system, issued the following statement concerning Israel’s announcement

Not only is Libya’s Qaddafi regime heading the 20-member planning bureau of the Durban II racism conference, but the one behind the steady drumbeat calling

Not only is Libya’s Qaddafi regime heading the 20-member planning bureau of the Durban II racism conference, but the one behind the steady drumbeat calling

Summary The dominant thesis of the 88-page Durban II draft declaration (“Draft Outcome Document”)* is that the U.S., Western Europe, Israel, and other liberal democracies—their

Paris, Oct. 2, 2008 — As vice-president of the Geneva NGO Special Committee on Human Rights, UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer headed an expert