PRESS RELEASE UN Watch condemns “tyrants’ subversion of UN human rights system” GENEVA, April 26, 2013 – Today’s UN quadrennial review of Canada’s human rights record quickly turned
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Feb. 25 – The time has come for the UN’s highest body on human rights to move from rhetoric to concrete action,
This week the UN was diverted from real human rights problems for a week-long political exercise on the so-called “right to peace.” Last July, Cuba
This week the UN was diverted from real human rights problems for a week-long political exercise on the so-called “right to peace.” Last July, Cuba
On Friday, February 15, 2013, the OHCHR held a seminar on “International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights.” The seminar was called for by
On Friday, February 15, 2013, the OHCHR held a seminar on “International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights.” The seminar was called for by
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Dec. 20 – Today the U.N. General Assembly adopted its annual resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Syria, North Korea
Today’s resolution on “the Situation of Human Rights in Iran” passed the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee by a vote of 83 to 31, with
Sept. 24, 2012 The Toronto Star Olivia Ward “Controversy? Bring it on,” could be Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s motto during his eight years in office.
Australian WIPO chief Francis Gurry is accused of vote-buying, embargoed tech transfers to Iran and North Korea, and obstructing U.S. congressional inquiry GENEVA, Sept. 21 –
Australian WIPO chief Francis Gurry is accused of vote-buying, embargoed tech transfers to Iran and North Korea, and obstructing U.S. congressional inquiry GENEVA, Sept. 21 –
GENEVA, Sept. 2 – In a rare victory for decency at the U.N.’s Human Rights Council, Sudan has just dropped its bid for a position