Issue 176: UN Declares Islamic Shari’a Taboo; UN Watch lance son site en francais
UN to Pay NGOs to Attend Durban II, Offers $2,000 Lump-Sum Grants Geneva, July 8, 2008 — The UN’s human rights office announced today that it
July 8, 2008
UN to Pay NGOs to Attend Durban II, Offers $2,000 Lump-Sum Grants Geneva, July 8, 2008 — The UN’s human rights office announced today that it
In its recently concluded June session, the UN Human Rights Council ruled that any references to Islamic Shar’ia law are prohibited in the council chamber.
Chair of UN Rights Council Defends UN Watch Against Egyptian Bid to Stifle Debate on UN Impunity for Palestinian Terror Egypt’s
PRESS RELEASE Tehran Responds, Accuses UN Watch of ‘Misinforming Council,’ ‘Distorting Reality on the Ground’ Geneva, June 20, 2008 — A “non-paper” by the planners of
Testimony at the UN UN Watch Oral Statement UN Human Rights Council, 8th Session Agenda Item 10: Technical assistance and capacity-building Delivered by Daniel Kuhn 17
PRESS RELEASE Rights Council President Rejects Egyptian Bid to Delete Challenge from the Record Geneva, June 16, 2008 — Today the UN Human Rights Council welcomed
The General Assembly today elected by acclamation Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua as President of its sixty-third session to begin in September. Mr. Brockmann –
A one-sided UN inquiry against Israel from 2006 is now being revived. The spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today announced
PRESS RELEASE Neuer: “Foxes are guarding the chickens” Geneva, May 21, 2008 — UN Watch expressed concern today after 114 UN General Assembly members failed
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 14, 2008 — The British government told parliament that it is considering pulling out from a UN conference on racism if
Press Release Geneva, May 8, 2008 — Pakistan’s delicate handling by the UN Human Rights Council today underscored deep flaws in a new procedure that
Background On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. However, each is not