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, …
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 …
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 …
On July 8, 2019, China’s delegation to the UN’s highest human rights body twice interrupted the testimony of Denise Ho, claiming that she was “defaming” China for speaking against China’s interference in Hong Kong. Her speech calling for the removal of China from the UN Human Rights Council has been …
GENEVA, July 8, 2019 — China’s delegation to the UN’s highest human rights body twice interrupted the testimony today of Hong Kong celebrity musician and protest activist Denise Ho, claiming that she was “defaming” China for speaking against China’s interference in Hong Kong. (See …
GENEVA, July 4, 2019 — Hong Kong celebrity musician and protest activist Denise Ho will address the United Nations Human Rights Council next week to spotlight Hong Kong’s attempt to pass a law that would allow extradition to China, announced two human rights groups today. The Hong Kong-based producer …
GENEVA, June 19, 2019 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization, condemned the recent election of serial human rights abusers China, Russia, Nicaragua and Bangladesh to the 54-nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a top UN body that regulates human rights groups, oversees the UN …
New disclosures by the Dutch government call into question the UN human rights office’s denial that it handed over names of activists to the Chinese government, and we urge the UN to clarify. In a letter from Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, replying to queries filed by Dutch lawmakers over the …
China lauded Saudi Arabia’s human rights record in a review session at the UN Human Rights Council, one day before Saudi Arabia is expected to return the favor when China is reviewed by the same body. The mandatory reviews are held for each country once every five years. CHINA: “Mr. President, the …
Click here for YouTube This is fantastic. @HillelNeuer speaking truth to power by bravely calling out the absurdity of countries like Russia, China and Venezuela sitting on the UN Human Rights Council. Please take 2 minutes to watch this clip https://t.co/l0ycB4fFR4 — Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) August 4, …
