Human Rights
UNHRC reps praise Somalia on human rights
GENEVA, May 6, 2021 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Somalia during a mandatory human rights review
May 7, 2021
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Human Rights
“Western democracies are appeasing the Iranian regime,” activists warn
NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 — Iranian human rights activists warned today that Western democracies are appeasing Iran, from refusing to condemn its election to a
May 5, 2021
United Nations
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in April 2021
Trending UN Watch tweets from April: United Nations elects Iranian regime to top women’s rights body; at least four democracies vote for Iran; Iranian morality police
May 5, 2021
Human Rights
“Western democracies are paying price for appeasing Iran,” warn activists
GENEVA, May 3, 2021 — In reaction to the recent election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN Commission on the Status of
May 3, 2021
Iran
MEDIA ADVISORY: Activists to Call for Rejection of Iran’s Election to UN Women’s Rights Commission
MEDIA ADVISORY Activists to Call for Rejection of Iran’s Election to UN Women’s Rights Commission NEW YORK, May 2, 2021 — In wake of last week’s election of the Islamic Republic of
May 3, 2021
Human Rights
US balks at condemning Iran’s election to UN women’s commission
After a UN Watch report exposed the secret-ballot election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW),
April 30, 2021
Human Rights
Norway refuses to say if it voted to elect Iran to UN’s top women’s rights commission
After a UN Watch report exposed the secret-ballot election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women
April 29, 2021
Human Rights
Firestorm After UN Watch Reveals Iran Elected to UN Women’s Rights Commission
UN Watch’s exclusive report exposing Iran’s election to the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women has sparked a global firestorm. Lawmakers demanded answers and
April 29, 2021
Human Rights
At least 4 EU & Western democracies voted to elect Iran to UN women’s rights commission
At least four out of the 15 EU and Western group democracies at the UN’s Economic and Social Council voted to elect Iran to the
April 22, 2021
Human Rights
EXCLUSIVE: U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights
Iran's regime will begin its four-year term "at the first meeting of the Commission’s sixty-seventh session in 2022." https://t.co/uRl7ebkLd3 This will be on March 25,
April 21, 2021
United Nations
UN Watch in the News — March 2021
UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during March 2021 on topics including: UN Human Rights Council passes resolution condemning sanctions against dictatorships; Universal
April 16, 2021