PRESS RELEASE UN Watch reveals: Algeria, Chad, China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam expected to win 2014-16 terms on world’s top rights body; Iran & Syria
PRESS RELEASE Human rights group urge Ban Ki-moon to condemn “scandalous” election GENEVA, July 8 – Iran was elected to a top post on the UN Arms
PRESS RELEASE Deleted from U.S. draft: “the current Syrian government’s announced candidacy for the Human Rights Council in 2014 fails to meet the standards for
PRESS RELEASE Chief of probe accused Israel of ‘total discrimination’ GENEVA, July 6 – As the UN Human Rights Council’s sixth inquiry into alleged Israeli violations began
GENEVA, July 6 – The UN Human Rights Council today began its sixth inquiry into alleged Israeli violations, naming three female jurists: Christine Chanet of France,
GENEVA, July 5 – The U.N.’s top human rights body defied the U.S. today by adopting a Cuban-led “right to peace” resolution that endorses a
GENEVA, July 5 – The U.N.’s top human rights body defied the U.S. today by adopting a Cuban-led “right to peace” resolution that endorses a
Syria’s Assad regime has its hands full murdering its own people in Homs, Hama and Damascus. Yet somehow it managed to find time today to successfully co-sponsor a
Syria’s Assad regime has its hands full murdering its own people in Homs, Hama and Damascus. Yet somehow it managed to find time today to successfully co-sponsor a
PRESS RELEASE U.S. and EU urged by Russia, China, Cuba to water down draft U.N. resolution opposing Syria’s candidacy; vote is tomorrow in Geneva Rights group
PRESS RELEASE Sponsors include Syria, Iran, North Korea, Cuba GENEVA, July 5 – The U.N.’s top human rights body defied the U.S. today by adopting a
On Wednesday July 3rd, the Human Rights Council dealt with issues of racism and related forms of intolerance. Below are some highlights: * Pakistan, on