U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay, along with Christof Heyns, the U.N. expert on extrajudicial executions, and Martin Scheinin, the U.N. expert on human rights and
North Korea, under fire for its own nuclear programme, took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Thursday to a
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 9 — UN Watch hailed the breaking news that Syria is expected to drop its bid, but expressed concern that it might be replaced
The following article explores the very different reactions of the UN and the international community to two nearly identical events: the killing of Osama Bin Laden
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, April 27 — An international coalition of 17 human rights groups, survivors of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, and an Italian legislator today called on the
The following article by Trevor Norwitz, a prominent attorney practicing and teaching law in New York, and the author of a widely circulated critical analysis
For a comprehensive summary of today’s proceedings, click here. Today’s proceedings of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complimentary Standards centered on reviewing the
For a comprehensive summaries of today’s proceedings, Click here. Today’s proceedings of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complimentary Standards centered on narrowing the
The Ad-Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complimentary Standards was established by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006, in accordance to the Durban Declaration
Veteran Qaddafi rep sits on mercenaries expert group meeting today GENEVA, April 5 — An international coalition of 45 human rights groups today urged Ban Ki-moon
Veteran Qaddafi rep sits on mercenaries expert group meeting today GENEVA, April 5 — An international coalition of 45 human rights groups today urged Ban Ki-moon
PRESS RELEASE Veteran Qaddafi rep sits on mercenaries expert group meeting today GENEVA, April 5 — An international coalition of 45 human rights groups today urged Ban Ki-moon