North Korea
UN names North Korea chair of arms control agency
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — A Geneva-based human rights group today called on the US and the EU to strongly protest the U.N.’s appointment of North
June 29, 2011
Country
Iran
Issue 297: Global Coverage: UN Watch Blasts Iran’s Hatefest
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent official greetings to Tehran’s recent “anti-terrorism” conference, hailing the gathering as “timely and important.” The UN now has an obligation to condemn
June 29, 2011
Human Rights
AUDIO: Hillel Neuer on Toronto Radio urges UN to retract praise of Tehran terror conf
After UN chief Ban Ki-moon sent warm greetings to Iran’s “Anti-Terrorism” Conference, UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer urges him to retract. Interviewed on the Arlene Bynon
June 28, 2011
Human Rights
UN confirms: Ban Ki-moon did send message to Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
From today’s daily UN press conference: full transcript here, video here. Question: Thank you, Farhan. I have a report, message this morning from the organization
June 28, 2011
Human Rights
UN confirms: Ban Ki-moon did send message to Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
From today’s daily UN press conference: full transcript here, video here. Question: Thank you, Farhan. I have a report, message this morning from the organization
June 28, 2011
Human Rights
UN Defends Endorsement of Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
GENEVA — After a UN spokesperson defended the world body’s endorsement of Iran’s “anti-terrorism” conference—which accused the US, Britain, and Israel of perpetrating terrorism, and asserted a
June 27, 2011
Human Rights
UN Defends Endorsement of Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
GENEVA — After a UN spokesperson defended the world body’s endorsement of Iran’s “anti-terrorism” conference—which accused the US, Britain, and Israel of perpetrating terrorism, and asserted a
June 27, 2011
Human Rights
UN Defends Endorsement of Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — After a UN spokesperson defended the world body’s endorsement of Iran’s “anti-terrorism” conference—which accused the US, Britain, and Israel of perpetrating terrorism, and
June 27, 2011
Human Rights
NGO Urges UN Chief to Retract Blessing for Cynical Iranian Conference on Terrorism
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mahdi Akhoundzadeh: “We are happy that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending his representatives to read out his message
June 26, 2011
Human Rights
NGO Urges UN Chief to Retract Blessing for Cynical Iranian Conference on Terrorism
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — A watchdog organization is calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to retract his apparent endorsement of an Iranian government conference on terrorism
June 25, 2011
Iran
Issue 296: Iran Hosts Orwellian “World Without Terrorism” Conference
GENEVA — A watchdog organization is calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to retract his apparent endorsement of an Iranian government conference on terrorism that is
June 25, 2011
China
Rights Group Applauds UN Chief’s Reelection, Urges Action on China and Russia in 2nd Term
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — “UN Watch applauds the reelection of Ban Ki-moon, a principled leader who has advanced the cause of human rights in some of
June 21, 2011