New Website The UN today launched its new website on the Durban Review Conference (“Durban II”), in a festive atmosphere, with sandwiches and drinks, following
Organized by UN Watch, Liraz Madmony, a 23-year-old law student from Sderot, Israel, addressed the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Gaza, held on
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, January 5, 2009 — UN Watch, an independent non-govermental organization headquartered in Geneva, today called on UN chief Ban Ki-moon and human rights high
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, January 5, 2009 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization that monitors the United Nations, criticized a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on the
As expected, the U.N.’s human rights officials are rushing to slam Israel for defending itself against Hamas rocket attacks (see new release below). We note:
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, January 2, 2009 — UN Watch, an independent non-governmental organization that monitors the UN human rights system in Geneva, today expressed concern over an
Summary This report examines the new draft Declaration for the Durban II racism conference, released by the UN on 26 December 2008, measured according to
In this Issue: Today: Radio Free Europe features UN Watch op-ed on ‘Defamation of Human Rights’ New Islamic-sponsored U.N. resolution against free speech: Who supported it, who
The U.N. agency charged with organizing the upcoming Durban II racism conference has quietly altered the title of its “Draft Outcome Document” to read “Different
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, December 18, 2008 — In response to today’s UN General Assembly vote on the Islamic “defamation of religions” resolution (86-53, 42 absentions),
It is rare when the UN hosts an event that speaks truth to power. But that is exactly what happened in Geneva today when Iranian
Executive Summary Six decades ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the magna carta for mankind. The