Libya’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The election of 14 new countries to the Human Rights Council will be held at the UN in New York tomorrow, October 17, 2019. See our full report on all candidates, and press …
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Mauritania’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The election of 14 new countries to the Human Rights Council will be held at the UN in New York tomorrow, October 17, 2019. See our …
Sudan’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The election of 14 new countries to the Human Rights Council will be held at the UN in New York on October 17, 2019. See our full report on all candidates, and press release. …
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from Europe, the U.S. and Canada today called on UN member states to oppose the election of Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Mauritania, …
Iraq’s bid for re-election to a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The election of 14 new countries to the Human Rights Council will be held at the UN in New York on Thursday, October 17, 2019. See our full report on all …
GENEVA, September 29, 2019 — It’s official: Venezuela has submitted its candidacy for a seat on the UN’s highest human rights body, and barring an unexpected shift, the Maduro regime — despite being accused of gross and systematic human rights abuses — will be elected by a vote in the UN …
UN Watch advisory board member Diego Arria, the former president of the UN Security Council, was a major force advocating to hold the Maduro regime to account GENEVA, September 27, 2019 — The non-governmental human rights organization UN Watch welcomed today’s UNHRC resolution establishing a UNHRC probe to …
On September 16, 2019, pro-democracy Hong Kong legislator Tanya Chan called on the top human rights body to investigate the “brutal crackdowns and preemptive violence” by police. Her speech urging High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to establish a commission of inquiry has been reported across …
Hong Kong lawmaker addresses U.N. on police brutality • UN Watch just gave the floor at the U.N. Human Rights Council to Hong Kong lawmaker Hon. Tanya Chan to speak on behalf of the pro-democracy protesters who are fighting for their freedom against Chinese control. (See full speech here: …
Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan, center, was convicted under “public nuisance” charges for her role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement democracy protests. GENEVA, September 15, 2019 — Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan will tomorrow address the United Nations Human Rights Council, regarding the crackdown on the …
