Syria
The UN’s two pro-Syrian amendments
Colum Lynch’s latest Foreign Policy blog post offers informative analysis of the UN forces — including China, Russia, and Islamic and Arab states — which
May 10, 2011
Country
Human Rights
Rights groups urge India, Japan, S. Korea not to replace Syria with “another non-democracy”
GENEVA, May 9 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based rights group that was the first to sound the alarm over Syria’s bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council,
May 9, 2011
Syria
UN reps: Syria to lose bid for UN rights council seat
The following Bloomberg news report indicates that Syria’s defeat in next week’s elections to the UN Human Rights Council is a done deal. The UN
May 9, 2011
North Korea
North Korea makes debut as disarmament chair (Japanese TV)
North Korea, under fire for its own nuclear programme, took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Thursday to a
May 9, 2011
Petitions & Appeals
UN Watch hails Syrian defeat at UN, but opposes reported consolation prize for Assad regime
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 9 — UN Watch hailed the breaking news that Syria is expected to drop its bid, but expressed concern that it might be replaced
May 9, 2011
Afghanistan
Issue 289: Double Standard? UN Reaction to Bin Ladin vs. Yassin
The following article explores the very different reactions of the UN and the international community to two nearly identical events: the killing of Osama Bin Laden
May 4, 2011
Syria
Voting results of Special Session resolution on Syria
Click here for final resolution text Voting YES were: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway,
April 29, 2011
Syria
NGOs urge US to hold strong on UN text slamming Syria
UN Watch, the Geneva-based rights group that heads an international coalition opposing Syria’s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, strongly praised today’s revised American draft resolution
April 29, 2011
Middle East
Issue 288: UN Watch Testifies on Syrian Abuses
UN Watch congratulates the US government and particularly its Geneva Mission for their diligent work in achieving today’s adoption by the UN Human Rights Council
April 29, 2011
Libya
International Coalition to Prevent Syria’s Election to the UNHRC
International Coalition to Prevent Syria’s Election to the UNHRC • Appeal by Human Rights Groups and Legislators • Governments Supporting Campaign to Defeat Syrian Bid —
April 28, 2011
Middle East
Issue 287: Tomorrow: Rare UN-Syria Faceoff
US praised for calling UN session on Syria, but concerns over watered-down text Geneva, April 28 – UN Watch, the Geneva-based rights group that heads
April 28, 2011
Syria
Rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council to reject Syrian candidacy at Friday session
GENEVA, April 27 — An international coalition of 17 human rights groups, survivors of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, and an Italian legislator today called on the UN
April 27, 2011