Human Rights
Iran Censorship Extends to Golden Globes Stage
The contrast couldn’t have been any clearer at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony Sunday when it came to presenting the prize for Best Foreign Language
January 17, 2012
A. Primary Categories
Human Rights
Issue 339: Celebrating Equality on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UN Watch invites its readers to listen to Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech from 1963,
January 16, 2012
Israel
Issue 338: 3rd Anniversary: Goldstone Report Hits Dead-Ends, But Far From Dead
Yesterday marked the third anniversary of the notorious UN Human Rights Council session that created the Goldstone Report, a 500-page document that excoriated Israel—for defending
January 13, 2012
Israel
After Embracing PLO, UNESCO Lobbies to Circumvent U.S. Funding Penalty
UNESCO officials are braced for “months” of back-and-forth with the United States as they seek restoration of U.S. funding following mandated cuts in response to the
January 13, 2012
Human Rights
Islamic States Pledge Tolerance as Report Says They Practice Persecution
Concerns about an Islamic-sponsored “combating intolerance” initiative at the United Nations are brought into sharp relief by results of a new world survey on religious
January 13, 2012
Israel
Issue 337: Pressed by Media, Evasive UN Pledges to Answer UN Watch Challenge on Labeling Gaza “Occupied”
As shown in the video and transcript below, the spokesman of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was asked by journalists on Friday to respond to UN
January 10, 2012
China
China-Uyghur Clash: UN Watch Summit Speech Prescient
In an operation aimed at countering “violent terrorists,” Chinese government authorities killed seven “kidnappers” who were trying to leave the country to attend “foreign jihad
January 8, 2012
NGOs
UK announces bid to cancel Syria’s “abhorrent” membership on UNESCO rights committee
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Jan. 6 – UN Watch applauded the UK for announcing today that it will act with other countries to expel Syria from
January 6, 2012
Iran
UN Watch Congratulates Human Rights Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam
UN Watch sends congratulations and warm wishes to Nazanin Afshin-Jam, a devoted activist and cherished colleague in the cause of universal human rights, and to Peter MacKay,
January 6, 2012
Human Rights
UN Indifferent to Gaza Rocket Attacks on Israel: Ambassador
The absence of any United Nations condemnation of the ceaseless Gaza-sourced rocket attacks on southern Israeli cities is highlighted in a letter Israel has sent
January 4, 2012
Hillel Neuer
Issue 336: Hamas Says Gaza Not “Occupied,” But U.N. Disagrees
Hamas says Gaza ‘not occupied;’ UN disagrees By HILLEL C. NEUER Jan. 4, 2012 GENEVA – The UN continues to label the Gaza Strip
January 4, 2012
France
After Sarkozy tells Assad to go, rights group urges US, France, UK to press for UN Security Council referral of Syria to International Criminal Court
PRESS RELEASE Arab League mission to Syria called “toothless” GENEVA, Jan. 3 – With French President Nicolas Sarkozy calling today for President Bashar al-Assad of
January 3, 2012