A UN human rights official up for both new and renewed appointments next week has been covering up his significant ties to a Libyan-funded organization
During the next two weeks, as well as over the next year, the eyes of the world—especially the eyes of those whose human rights are
The General Assembly last week chose 47 nations as the founding members of the UN’s Human Rights Council, the much-ballyhooed replacement for the discredited and
PRESS RELEASE Swiss NGO Urges Council to Adopt Strong Mechanisms for Victim Protection Geneva, May 9, 2006 – Close to half of the members elected to
UN WATCH ENDORSEMENTS FOR ELECTIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL The list of endorsements below is followed by an explanation of the methodology used
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 3, 2006 – UN Watch today called on democratic states to block repressive regimes from winning control of the UN’s new
Democratic states must unite to block repressive regimes from winning control of the UN’s new Human Rights Council when its 47 seats go up for
PRESS RELEASE Victims Groups and NGOs Protest Swiss Nomination and Upcoming Election of Jean Ziegler Geneva, April 11, 2006 – An international coalition of 15 human rights
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb 23, 2006 – Today’s proposed UN resolution to replace the world body’s discredited human rights commission with a new council offers some
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb. 20, 2006 – Three human rights groups today urged the President of the General Assembly and the United Nations to reject last-minute
Source of ratings: Freedom House, “Freedom in the World 2006,” Annual Global Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties Executive Summary: As demonstrated by the
On Monday, UN Watch testified before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), at its Thematic Discussion on the Prevention of Genocide.