Congo
UN rights council condemns DR Congo 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
December 1, 2008
Human Rights
Human Rights
UN Bans “Defamation of Religion” in Islamic Bid to Curb Free Speech
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,
November 24, 2008
Congo
Human rights council may meet on Congo violations
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
November 21, 2008
Durban
Hateful Rhetoric Risks Derailing UN’s “Durban II” Racism Conference
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
November 19, 2008
Durban
Timeline: How Libyan-funded GONGO “North Sud XXI” Leads Lobbying Campaign for Durban II NGO Forum
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
November 9, 2008
Durban
Timeline: How Libyan-funded GONGO “North Sud XXI” Leads Lobbying Campaign for Durban II NGO Forum
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
November 9, 2008
Antisemitism
SHATTERING THE RED LINES: THE DURBAN II DRAFT DECLARATION
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
November 3, 2008
Human Rights
UN Watch Director Heads Expert Panel at Paris Conference Marking 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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
October 2, 2008
Canada
UN Rights Chief Knocks West for Threatening Walk-Out of ‘Durban II Racism’ Conference, Wins Praise from Islamic States
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 8, 2008 — After new UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay addressed the 47-nation Human Rights Council for the first time today, independent human
September 8, 2008
Antisemitism
EU and UN Rights Chief Must Reject Proposal Against Free Speech, Zionism, at Today’s Durban II Session
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 5, 2008 — UN Watch urged European Union members and UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay to take the floor at a UN anti-racism
September 5, 2008
Durban
UN Parley in Nigeria Threatens to Derail Durban II Conference on Racism
PRESS RELEASE Abuja, Nigeria, August 26, 2008 — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch expressed alarm over several provisions in a draft declaration set to
August 26, 2008
Durban
UN’s ‘Durban II’ Conference in Nigeria Slams Free Speech, Israel; Silent on Darfur Atrocities and African Ethnic Violence
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch: ‘African Declaration Breaches EU’s Red Lines’ Abuja, Nigeria, August 26, 2008 — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch expressed alarm over
August 26, 2008