Canada
First time: U.N. puts Canada on human rights watchlist over Quebec demo law
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, June 17 – Canada will be put in the company of some of the world’s worst abusers of human rights tomorrow when
June 17, 2012
Country
Israel
UN draft resolution rejects Palestinian bid to list birthplace of Jesus as endangered World Heritage site
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, June 13, 2012 – The United Nations circulated a draft resolution rejecting a Palestinian bid to list the birthplace of Jesus as
June 13, 2012
Syria
Issue 364: Clash at UN’s Syria Session: 20-year-old Torture Victim Confronts Assad Regime
Clash at UN’s Syria Session: 20-year-old Torture Victim Confronts Assad Regime When Syria and its allies Russia, China and Cuba told lies to the recent
June 12, 2012
Hillel Neuer
EU’s Ashton & UN rights chief now visiting Pakistan should oppose its bid to join top UN rights body
PRESS RELEASE International campaign of 40 MPs & NGOs protest candidacy Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco,
June 6, 2012
Australia
Prediction: UN friend of Assad will slam Australian “hunger” in Monash lecture
Prediction: when Olivier de Schutter, who holds the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Cuban-sponsored mandate on the “right to food,” delivers next week’s 2012 King & Wood
June 5, 2012
Syria
Final resolution on Syria as adopted at UN emergency session
Following is the final version of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on the massacre in Syria, adopted today at an emergency session. The vote
June 1, 2012
Syria
55 NGOs & MPs: UN must expel Syria from human rights committee
* French President Francois Hollande said Assad’s envoy would be expelled — but in fact Lamia Shakkour stays in Paris as rep to UNESCO human
June 1, 2012
Syria
55 NGOs & MPs: UN must expel Syria from human rights committee
* French President Francois Hollande said Assad’s envoy would be expelled — but in fact Lamia Shakkour stays in Paris as rep to UNESCO human
June 1, 2012
Geneva Summit
55 NGOs: UN must expel Syria from human rights committee
PRESS RELEASE French resident Francois Hollande said Assad’s envoy would be expelled — but in fact Lamia Shakkour stays in Paris as rep to UNESCO
June 1, 2012
Syria
Text of draft UN resolution for tomorrow’s emergency session on Syrian massacre
UN Watch has obtained a copy of the draft resolution being circulated for tomorrow’s UN Human Rights Council emergency session on the massacre in Syria:
May 31, 2012
Syria
Text of draft UN resolution for tomorrow’s emergency session on Syrian massacre
UN Watch has obtained a copy of the draft resolution being circulated for tomorrow’s UN Human Rights Council emergency session on the massacre in Syria:
May 31, 2012
Syria
UN health body ignores Syrians, unless they live in the Golan
The annual World Health Assemby met in Geneva last week to assess the world’s health situation, adopt measures and exchange best practices. As is customary
May 30, 2012