United Nations
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in January 2022
Trending UN Watch tweets from January: Mahmoud Abbas enters 18th year of a four-year term; 20 years since the murder of Daniel Pearl; Talibanvisits Norway to
February 3, 2022
A. Primary Categories
Human Rights
Human Rights Violations Ignored by UN Palestine Rapporteur Michael Lynk
MYTH: Michael Lynk, whose U.N. title is “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” examines the situation of
February 3, 2022
United Nations
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in December 2021
Trending UN Watch tweets from December: Two years since Chinese doctor sounded alarm over COVID-19; China marks anniversary of Chairman Mao’s birth; Iran set to join UN Women’s Commission; UN proposes paying Taliban for security — and more.
February 1, 2022
United Nations
UN Watch in the News — December 2021
UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during December 2021 and January 2022 on topics including: UN General Assembly targets Israel with 14 resolutions;
January 27, 2022
North Korea
North Korea to chair UN disarmament forum on nuclear weapons, US & EU should walk out
GENEVA, January 26, 2022 — The United Nations has announced that North Korea will chair the world disarmament forum which negotiated the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty,
January 27, 2022
Human Rights
Syria Praised on Human Rights at UN Review
GENEVA, January 24, 2022 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Syria during a mandatory human rights review
January 24, 2022
Human Rights
Facebook threatens to cancel human rights activist’s account
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION & FIGHT BACK! GENEVA, January 17, 2022 — An international human rights activist with 49,000 followers on Facebook has
January 17, 2022
China
Lawmakers & rights activists urge UNHRC’s Nazhat Khan to call urgent session on Hong Kong
Photo: Stand News acting Chief Editor Patrick Lam is escorted by police as they leave after the police searched his office in Hong Kong [Tyrone
December 30, 2021
China
UNHRC Chair Nazhat Khan Must Condemn Arrest of Hong Kong Activist Denise Ho, Rights Groups Urge
GENEVA, December 28, 2021 — UN Human Rights Council president Nazhat Shameem Khan should condemn today’s arrest of Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho,
December 29, 2021
United Nations
The Top 10 Worst U.N. Actions of 2021
10. UN Review Praises Slave-Holding Mauritania’s Human Rights Record When Mauritania came up for a mandatory UNHRC review of its human rights record, UN Watch exposed the
December 26, 2021
Petitions & Appeals
GOOD NEWS: Thanks to UN Watch Pressure, UNRWA Teachers Complain: “We can no longer praise Hamas attacks on social media”
Rare good news: Thanks to UN Watch’s relentless campaign, UNRWA teachers are now complaining that they are unable to glorify Hamas terrorists on social media, or incite
December 23, 2021
United Nations
UN Watch in the News — November 2021
UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during November 2021 on topics including: UNRWA claims financial crisis; Hillel Neuer addresses Australian group on delegitimization
December 22, 2021