Although the widely-reported Belarus statement praising China’s treatment of the Uighurs of Xinjiang, delivered on Tuesday before the UN General Assembly’s committee on human rights, claims to have the endorsement of 54 countries, only six were actually named. Out of all the news agencies reporting the …
Central to the mission of United Nations Watch is supporting human rights activists who speak the truth on key issues. In September 2019, UN Watch invited Hong Kong Lawmaker Tanya Chan to address the UN Human Rights Council about the deteriorating human rights situation in China involving police violence against …
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 …
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 …
