Iranian journalist urges UN to defend protesters from brutality, censorship
Exiled Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, who has a mass following in Iran, is appealing to the world for help in wake of the
November 19, 2019
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85% of UNHRC reps praised Iran on human rights record
GENEVA, November 8, 2019 — Delegates to the UN Human Rights Council lined up today to shower praise on the Islamic Republic of Iran,
November 8, 2019
Iran claims stellar human rights record ahead of Friday's UN review
Ahead of a mandatory UN review of its human rights record on Friday, November 8th, the Islamic Republic of Iran has submitted a report
November 4, 2019
Missing 48 country names in U.N. statement praising China on Xinjiang
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,
November 1, 2019
Global Campaign to Expel Maduro from the UN Human Rights Council
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION — FIRMA LA PETICIÓN Recalling General Assembly Resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, particularly Art. 8, which provides that
October 17, 2019
UN Watch Leads International Coalition To Protest Anti-Israeli Bigotry at the United Nations
When the UN Human Rights Council met for an entire day to attack Israel March 18, 2019 — accusing IDF soldiers of war crimes
October 17, 2019
Today: Iraq to win election to U.N.'s top human rights body, experts predict
Iraq’s bid for re-election to a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership
October 17, 2019
Slave-holding Mauritania to win U.N. human rights post
GENEVA, October 16, 2019 – One day before the UN’s election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, the Geneva-based non-governmental human rights group UN Watch
October 16, 2019
Libya set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Libya’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The
October 12, 2019
Mauritania set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite 500,000 slaves
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Mauritania’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to
October 12, 2019
Sudan set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Sudan’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The
October 12, 2019
Report: Abuser states set to win top U.N. rights posts
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from
October 11, 2019
