Belarus
EU push to slam Belarus at UN rights council
The European Union submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Human Rights Council that would censure Belarus for human rights violations and restore the special
July 1, 2012
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Syria
Full text: Action Group for Syria – Final Communiqué
Action Group for Syria – Final Communiqué 30 June 2012 1. On 30 June 2012, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of
July 1, 2012
North Korea
U.N. Testimony: North Korean Defector Oh Kil Nam Pleads to See His Wife & Daughters Again
Coordinated by the human rights groups UN Watch and Freedom House, Dr. Oh Kil Nam testified before the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking to rescue
June 29, 2012
Venezuela
Venezuelan activist speaks at UN: “Chavez forces shot my mother, don’t elect him to U.N. rights council”
Video: the heated 11-minute exchange begins at minute 27:20. Cuba, China, Russia and Pakistan interrupted the following speech today in the UN Human Rights Council
June 28, 2012
Venezuela
Venezuelan activist speaks at UN: “Chavez forces shot my mother, don’t elect him to U.N. rights council”
Video: the heated 11-minute exchange begins at minute 27:20. Cuba, China, Russia and Pakistan interrupted the following speech today in the UN Human Rights Council
June 28, 2012
Venezuela
U.N. speech: Famous Venezuelan political prisoner confronts Chavez
Speaking on behalf of UN Watch, Venezuelan exile Eligio Cedeno, a former political prisoner and prominent businessman, delivered the following speech today before the U.N.
June 28, 2012
China
Clash at U.N.: U.S. defends rights group from fist-banging Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan, after calls to expel abusers from U.N. rights council
PRESS RELEASE Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; dictatorships urged “striking NGO statement from the record” Venezuelan banker & ex-political prisoner
June 28, 2012
China
Issue 369: Banging on the table, Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan lash out after call to exclude Chavez, other abusers from U.N. rights council
Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; Dictatorships urge “striking NGO statement from the record” VENEZUELAN EX-POLITICAL PRISONER ELIGIO CEDENO CHALLENGED HIS
June 28, 2012
Syria
Victim’s U.N. testimony: Dream of a better Syria became a nightmare
UN Watch speech delivered by Syrian exile Ahed Alhendi at U.N. Human Rights Council debate on Syria, June 27, 2012 Thank you, Madam President. This
June 27, 2012
Syria
Victim’s U.N. testimony: Dream of a better Syria became a nightmare
UN Watch speech delivered by Syrian exile Ahed Alhendi at U.N. Human Rights Council debate on Syria, June 27, 2012 Thank you, Madam President. This
June 27, 2012
China
Issue 368: China, Cuba, Iran: “Delete UNW’s Remarks from the Record”
Condemned for rights abuses, Venezuela to join UN rights council ON THE ATTACK: Venezuelan exile Eligio Cedeno, UN Watch director Hillel Neuer, and Human Rights Foundation
June 27, 2012
Geneva Summit
Escaped High-Profile Chavez Prisoner to Challenge Venezuela in U.N. Debate
PRESS RELEASE Syrian & North Korean Torture Victims Also to Testify Before U.N. Human Rights Council GENEVA, June 25 – Venezuela’s most-wanted man will appear
June 25, 2012