Issue 566: TOP 10 WORST U.N. MOMENTS OF 2015
TOP 10 WORST U.N. MOMENTS OF 2015 Left: Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Geneva, was elected Chair of the UN Human Rights Council panel that appoints
December 30, 2015
TOP 10 WORST U.N. MOMENTS OF 2015 Left: Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Geneva, was elected Chair of the UN Human Rights Council panel that appoints
EVEN when the UN Human Rights Council comes together as a force for good, as it did yesterday during a special session on the critical
In a recent statement on November 11th 2015 Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of
I. Introduction The Special Rapporteur welcomes the recent nuclear agreement struck between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Germany, Russian
“Building peace in the minds of men and women” Though its ruler Omar al-Bashir is wanted for genocide by the International Criminal Court, the regime of Sudan
Acting in its capacity as chair of the largest group of nations at the UN Human Rights Council, the Islamic Republic of Iran has just
Acting in its capacity as chair of the largest group of nations at the UN Human Rights Council, the Islamic Republic of Iran has just
Congratulations to the UN human rights office for the long statement below on the suffering in Yemen that makes only one fleeting mention of the Saudi role, and
Testimony today by UN Watch Executive Director before the 29th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Thank you, Mr. President. The High Commissioner
In the wake of controversial tweets by a senior Dutch political officer, a spokesman of the Dutch foreign ministry doubled down and defended Iran’s election to the
GENEVA, April 14 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch today called on Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders (see letter below) to fire a senior human rights
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, April 14, 2015 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch today called on Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders (see letter below) to fire a senior