
Burma Receives High-Level Visitors, but Reforms Slow
Burma’s government is getting a lot of attention for being a so-called “reformist dictatorship,” but activists are warning there is a disconnect between what is

Burma’s government is getting a lot of attention for being a so-called “reformist dictatorship,” but activists are warning there is a disconnect between what is

UN Watch sends congratulations and warm wishes to Nazanin Afshin-Jam, a devoted activist and cherished colleague in the cause of universal human rights, and to Peter MacKay,

Hamas says Gaza ‘not occupied;’ UN disagrees By HILLEL C. NEUER Jan. 4, 2012 GENEVA – The UN continues to label the Gaza Strip

PRESS RELEASE Arab League mission to Syria called “toothless” GENEVA, Jan. 3 – With French President Nicolas Sarkozy calling today for President Bashar al-Assad of

PRESS RELEASE World Body Out of Step with Palestinians GENEVA, Jan. 3 – The UN’s continued labeling of the Gaza Strip as “occupied” was directly

In this briefing: 1. Hamas Says Gaza Not “Occupied,” But U.N. Disagrees 2. After Sarkozy tells Assad to go, UN Watch urges sending him to

Dec. 30, 2011 Ahram online By Nada Hussein Rashwan Hundreds of Egyptian protesters marched from Tahrir Square to the headquarters of the High Court in

Agence France Presse reports below on UN Watch’s launch of an appeal by 30 rights groups and dissidents urging UN action for the release of

PRESS RELEASE APPEAL SENT TO TOP UN OFFICIALS & EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT GENEVA, Dec. 29 – The fate of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil hangs in the

GENEVA, Dec. 28 – With UN flags at half-mast today at its Human Rights Council (photo) and other buildings to mark the funeral of North

PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Dec. 28 – With UN flags at half-mast today at its Human Rights Council (see photo right) and other buildings to mark the funeral

Rights group urges equal sympathy for victims UN offices worldwide lowered their flag to half-mast as North Korea began a 2-day funeral for dictator Kim