UN Officials
Jean Ziegler’s Support for Dictators: The Evidence
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August 12, 2013
A. Primary Categories
Israel
Amnesty protests Hamas executions, but backs prize for defender of Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians
Amnesty International is protesting planned public executions by Hamas, but is backing a human rights prize nomination for an Egyptian activist who defends and justifies
August 11, 2013
United Nations
Issue 446: UN Condemns Hate by Marginal Individuals, But Ignores Hate by Government Leaders
UN Watch urges Ban Ki-moon to condemn Iran’s incitement to destroy Israel Above: New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, repeatedly described by Euronews this week as
August 7, 2013
Iran
UN must condemn Iranian incitement to religious hatred
UN must condemn Iranian incitement to religious hatred GENEVA, August 5 — The Geneva-based non-governmental organization UN Watch today sent the following letter appealing for
August 5, 2013
Iran
UPDATED: Iran's Rouhani must be condemned by UN for today's "ugly incitement"
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, August 2 — A Geneva-based human rights group urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the world body’s human rights commissioner Navi Pillay
August 2, 2013
Antisemitism
Iran's Rouhani must be condemned by UN for today's "ugly incitement"
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, August 2 — A Geneva-based human rights group urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the world body’s human rights commissioner Navi Pillay
August 2, 2013
Egypt
Why does Ken Roth keep blaming Egyptian abuses on Israel?
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July 30, 2013
China
Issue 444: UN Confirms: China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia Running for UN Human Rights Council
UN CONFIRMS: CHINA, RUSSIA, CUBA, SAUDI ARABIA RUNNING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Iran pulls out after UN Watch report sparked global outrage Syria’s Assad still
July 30, 2013
United Nations
UN announces Nov. 12th for Human Rights Council elections, releases names of candidates
Iran pulls out—but Syria, China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Algeria & Vietnam are running UN Watch calls on U.S., EU & UN’s Ban to end
July 29, 2013
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
China
UN announces Nov. 12th for Human Rights Council elections, releases names of candidates
PRESS RELEASE Iran pulls out—but Syria, China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Algeria & Vietnam are running UN Watch calls on U.S., EU & UN’s Ban to
July 29, 2013
United Nations
UN on auto-pilot against Israel
As US Secretary John Kerry is trying to jump-start peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN reverted to its old mode of issuing one-sided
July 24, 2013