Monday, March 8, 2010 9:00 Welcome by John Suarez, International Secretary of Directorio, on behalf of the Geneva Summit coalition (Video: part 1, part 2)
Fiance of Slain Iranian Icon Neda Urges UN: “Electing Iran to Rights Council will legitimize its crimes” GENEVA, Mar. 9, 2010 – A group of prominent
Fiance of Slain Iranian Icon Neda Urges UN: “Electing Iran to Rights Council will legitimize its crimes” GENEVA, Mar. 9, 2010 – A group of prominent
“If the Iranian regime does become a member of the Human Rights Council, then it will be a slap in the face of the other
Following is a rush transcript from a speech delivered at today’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, by Caspian Makan, fiance of Neda
Following is a rush transcript from a speech delivered at today’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, by Caspian Makan, fiance of Neda
Among the most active users of the Internet and emergent communication technologies have been youth activists, who have harnessed new social media, video and real-time
The Geneva Summit for Human Rights opened this morning with a high-level panel on censorship and Internet freedom, a core subject of the conference. The
The Geneva Summit turned to the humanitarian challenge of Genocide and considered Sudan as a case study. The panel was moderated by Colum Murphy, President
This afternoon’s first panel, “Authoritarianism and Dissent” featured human rights defenders spanning all regions of the world. “These people are trying to affirm the right
UN Watch in Swissinfo, S. African Star, Pretoria News… The following editorial citing UN Watch was published in three South African newspapers: The Star, The
Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which this year will focus on the discrimination against women in countries marred by authoritarian repression