Israel
Issue 315: The Importance of the Palmer Report
In September 2010 the United Nations Human Rights Council lashed out at UN Watch for exposing the failure of its flotilla inquiry to consider key facts
October 3, 2011
A. Primary Categories
China
Dissidents Urge UN to Expel China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia from Human Rights Council & Women’s Rights Commission
PRESS RELEASE Draft UNGA resolutions sent to SG Ban Ki-moon and rights chief Navi Pillay on human rights situations in China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi
September 28, 2011
China
Issue 313: Dissidents Urge UN to Expel China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia from its Human Rights Council & Women’s Rights Commission
Draft resolutions sent to UN chief Ban Ki-moon on human rights situations in China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe NEW YORK,
September 28, 2011
NGOs
Issue 312: Dissidents with a dream speak out at UN
Photos of speakers | Video testimonies | Tweets | Facebook Organizers of the Global Summit against Discrimination and Persecution say they want to impress upon world
September 27, 2011
United Nations
UNRWA staff denounce arrest of union leader Suhail al-Hindi
Tensions in relations between Hamas and UNRWA UNRWA employees denounce arrest of acting head of Arab Employees Union Al Jazeera September 26, 2011 Ahmed Fayyad
September 26, 2011
Durban
White House Slams UN Racism Summit for “Silencing” Rights Group
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA – In a show of support for the Geneva-based UN Watch group, the White House stated it was “deeply disappointed” that United
September 22, 2011
Human Rights
Issue 311: Leading Dissidents Meet Inside the UN, Challenge World Leaders on Rights Abuses
Leading Dissidents Meet Inside the UN, Challenge World Leaders on Rights Abuses NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2011 – With the eyes of the world focused
September 21, 2011
Iran
Issue 309: Global Summit of Dissidents Opens Tomorrow * Live Webcast Info * IPS interviews key speaker Rebiya Kadeer
Global Summit of Dissidents Opens Tomorrow * Live Webcast Info * IPS interviews key speaker Rebiya Kadeer Tomorrow, as US President Obama opens the U.N.
September 20, 2011
United Nations
UNRWA Gaza Staff Union on strike to protest suspension of its president Suhail al-Hindi
UNRWA Gaza Staff Union suspends its work in protest against suspension of its president Palestinian Information Center September 20, 2011 The UNRWA Union of Arab
September 20, 2011
Durban
Issue 308: “The UN’s red carpet for tyrants: We’re hosting our own assembly where repression isn’t welcome” – Op-ed in today’s NY Daily News
Don’t miss the powerful op-ed below by human rights hero Yang Jianli, appearing in today’s New York Daily News. It explains why UN Watch and
September 19, 2011
Israel
UN Palmer commission negates Human Rights Council on Israeli clash with IHH flotilla
It’s time now for the UN Human Rights Council to apologize for its laughably one-sided investigation into Israel’s May 2010 flotilla clash. Recall that in
September 1, 2011
E.U.
Russia, China pressure EU to water down UN text on Syria
PRESS RELEASE Syrian dissident testifying at UN emergency session, available for interviews À Genève: Un leader de l’opposition syrienne témoignera auprès de la session extraordinaire
August 22, 2011