Geneva Summit
55 NGOs: UN must expel Syria from human rights committee
PRESS RELEASE French resident Francois Hollande said Assad’s envoy would be expelled — but in fact Lamia Shakkour stays in Paris as rep to UNESCO
June 1, 2012
B. Secondary Categories
UN Officials
Issue 363: Seeking to investigate America, U.N.’s Cuban-sponsored “hunger expert” appears in U.S. Congress today for special briefing
Seeking to investigate America, U.N.’s Cuban-sponsored “hunger expert” appears in U.S. Congress today for special briefing Olivier De Schutter is the UN Human Rights Council’s
May 30, 2012
China
Top Chinese dissident addresses UN rights council members on receiving Geneva award
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 25, 2012 – Top Chinese dissident Dr. Yang Jianli was awarded the 2012 Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award by UN
May 25, 2012
Hillel Neuer
Issue 362: As much of the world starves, a UN hunger expert investigates Canada
As much of the world starves, a UN hunger expert investigates Canada The National Post (Canada) May 5, 2012, p. A20 EDITORIALS By Hillel Neuer
May 5, 2012
NGOs
40 MPs & NGOs oppose recently-declared Chavez bid for seat on U.N.’s top rights body
PRESS RELEASE Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda GENEVA, May 2, 2012 — Forty
May 2, 2012
Hillel Neuer
Issue 361: Op-Ed in Today’s Miami Herald * Appeal by MPs & NGOs * Take-Action Petition
1. Take-Action Petition: Urge US & EU to Stop U.N. From Legitimizing Hugo Chavez 2. UN Watch Op-Ed in Today’s Miami Herald: “Venezuela: Another Test for
May 2, 2012
Hillel Neuer
Issue 359: Sun TV Video: UN Watch calls Jean Ziegler a “human rights impostor”
Canada’s Sun TV interviewed the executive director of UN Watch about this week’s visit to Canada by human rights impostor Jean Ziegler, a top advisor
April 2, 2012
UN Speeches
Issue 357: Durban Debate: UN Watch Confronts Bigoted Regimes, Exposes Their Lies & Hypocrisy
Durban Debate: UN Watch Confronts Bigoted Regimes, Exposes Their Lies & Hypocrisy After some of the world’s most bigoted, benighted and barbaric regimes held
March 25, 2012
Cuba
Controversy: Defeated UN Rights Expert Lies About Rejected Application for New Post
PRESS RELEASE Out of 4 applicants, Jean Ziegler is only one not to be shortlisted Today: UNHRC appointment will go instead to Alfred de Zayas Ziegler in
March 23, 2012
UN Watch
Issue 356: With Mideast Aflame, U.N. singles out Israel in 5 resolutions
With Mideast aflame, U.N. singles out Israel in 5 resolutions, creates Goldstone-like “fact-finding mission” against Jewish state Other developments: • Worst Abusers Win ‘Get-Out-of-Jail-Free’ Card: The UN
March 22, 2012
Geneva Summit
Issue 355: Impact: UN Watch Summit of Human Rights Heroes
The Geneva summit of human rights heroes organized last week by UN Watch, together with 20 other NGOs, was a great success. Hundreds of activists attended,
March 20, 2012
China
Dissidents propose draft resolutions for world’s ignored emergencies
The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy took place on March 13, 2012, organized by UN Watch and an international coalition of 20 NGOs. The
March 16, 2012