Something About Mary: Durban, Antisemitism & Mary Robinson’s Role
Mary Robinson and the Mark of Durban Should Mary Robinson be awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom for being an “agent of change”? In
August 4, 2009
Category: Antisemitism
Why Mary Robinson rejected the mandate accepted by Judge Goldstone
With hearings to be held in Geneva next week by the UN Human Rights Council inquiry into the Israel-Gaza war, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, it
July 2, 2009
NED’s Carl Gershman speaks in Africa for human rights while perpetrators obfuscate at Durban II
“Our meeting today just happens to coincide with the opening of the UN’s Durban Review Conference in Geneva. I regret that this conference, like the
April 28, 2009
NED’s Carl Gershman speaks in Africa for human rights while perpetrators obfuscate at Durban II
“Our meeting today just happens to coincide with the opening of the UN’s Durban Review Conference in Geneva. I regret that this conference, like the
April 28, 2009
Denis MacShane MP, Member of the UK Parliament, at Durban II Parallel Conference
Durban 2 Conference: speech given at parallel NGO conference Denis MacShane, MP, at Conference Against Racism, Discrimination and Persecution Co-Organized by UN Watch and 20
April 28, 2009
Durban II outcome document formally adopted
The final outcome document of the Durban Review Conference was formally adopted at the U.N. today. Click here for the U.N. report of the conference.
April 24, 2009
U.N. side event gives platform to anti-Zionist conspiracy theorist
Yesterday at the U.N., a panel discussion on “Islamophobia” turned heated when its focus shifted to anti-Zionist conspiracy theories. This side event to the Durban
April 24, 2009
UN Watch at the ‘Durban II’ World Racism Conference
The architects of Durban II — Libya, Iran, and other intolerant and repressive regimes — tried to repeat the hatefest of the 2001 Durban conference,
April 24, 2009
UN Watch Says Durban II Missed “Golden Opportunity” to Review Abusers on Racism and Discrimination
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, April 24, 2009 — The conclusion today of a U.N. conference on racism and discrimination was “a missed opportunity,” said Hillel Neuer, executive
April 24, 2009
Abusers defend rights records at Durban II
At the U.N. Durban Review Conference today, countries that lack basic freedoms took the floor to defend their human rights records. Belarus said “There are
April 23, 2009
The Return of Human Rights: How Durban II Was Defeated
During the week of the U.N. Durban II conference in Geneva, UN Watch organized a series of major events in Geneva, together with large coalitions of non-governmental
April 23, 2009
Divergences of opinion clear on third day of Durban II
Differences in viewpoints between countries and regions were evident at yesterday’s meeting of the Durban Review Conference. Topics discussed included anti-Semitism, “Islamophobia,” homophobia, foreign occupation,
April 23, 2009
