GENEVA, September 5, 2019 — The UN in Geneva confirmed it is censoring a human rights complaint on China’s mass incarceration of Uighurs that was filed by a cross-regional coalition of more than 100 UN-accredited non-governmental organizations from numerous countries including Brazil, Canada, …
Iraq has submitted a list of voluntary pledges in its bid for re-election to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for 2020-2022. Following are five of Iraq’s most absurd claims, contrasted with the reality. Iraq’s UN Pledge #1: “Iraq strives to ensure harmony among cultures, religions and …
GENEVA, August 13, 2019 — The UN’s anti-racism committee today began a mandatory two-day review of the policies and practices of the Palestinian Authority, whose delegation responded by criticizing experts of the 18-member panel for asking about antisemitic incitement based on evidence provided by …
Below are remarks presented to the UN’s anti-racism committee, prior to its review of the “State of Palestine” for the first time today, by UN Watch Legal Adviser Dina Rovner. She twice addressed the committee to present UN Watch’s 32-page shadow report on Palestinian violations of the …
GENEVA, August 12, 2019 — One day before the “State of Palestine” undergoes its first review by the UN’s anti-racism committee, UN Watch announced its submission of a 32-page shadow report documenting gross and systematic antisemitism by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, as well as the …
August 12, 2019, GENEVA — The Swiss-based human rights group UN Watch today called on European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and UN human rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet to support a call for an emergency session of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council into “alarming brutality …
In wake of UN Watch’s exclusive report, a cross-party coalition in the Dutch Parliament’s House of Representatives is challenging their government’s vote for a UN resolution last week that singled out Israel alone for criticism regarding the rights of women, and have asked Foreign Minister Stef …
Saudi Arabia yesterday defended signing a letter supporting China’s practices in Xinjiang province, where authorities detain 1 million Uyghur Muslims in “re-education” camps. Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi claimed that the letter — which Saudi Arabia signed last …
United Nations Watch Universal Periodic Review Report on Cyprus Agenda Item 6, UNHRC 41st Session July 4, 2019 Delivered by Mr. Benjamin Reich Thank you, Mr. President, United Nations Watch joins Canada and Portugal in welcoming progress made by Cyprus in gender equality. We urge the government to adopt the …
United Nations Watch Universal Periodic Review Report on Afghanistan Agenda Item 6, UNHRC 41st Session July 4, 2019 Delivered by Mr. Samuel Orloff Thank you, Mr. President. United Nations Watch welcomes the report of the Working Group. As noted in Paragraph 9, Afghanistan recently ratified the Optional Protocol …
