Saudi Arabia
U.N. Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Saudi Arabia was today elected to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term beginning in March 2023, at the first
April 13, 2022
Country
Human Rights
Russia’s Ouster From UN Rights Council is ‘Turning Point’
GENEVA, April 6, 2022 — The independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch, which spearheaded the campaign (see below) to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, welcomed today’s
April 8, 2022
Human Rights
UN Watch’s Successful Campaign to Expel Russia From the U.N. Human Rights Council
By a 92-24 vote, the UN General Assembly ousted Russia from its top human rights body, in wake of a sustained campaign by UN Watch.
April 6, 2022
Iran
Amnesty joins with Iran to single out Israel for “apartheid”
In a United Nations debate, after the Iranian regime, Syria, Venezuela, and Amnesty International accused Israel of “apartheid,” UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer took the floor
April 4, 2022
Hillel Neuer
CNN Interview: ”UN Watch Chief Calls for Removal Now of Russia from Human Rights Council”
https://youtu.be/3viPDgelrskVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CNN: UN Watch Bid to Expel Russia From Human Rights Council (https://youtu.be/3viPDgelrsk) SHARE: Twitter | Facebook |
April 4, 2022
Russia
New push to oust Russia from U.N. rights council
UN Watch has circulated a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, which the watchdog group entered
April 3, 2022
Iran
Axis of Iran and Amnesty International Accuse Israel of “Apartheid”
Axis of Iran and Amnesty International Accuse Israel of “Apartheid” UN Human Rights Council 49th Session, March 2022 Share: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube UN Palestine Rapporteur
March 30, 2022
Burma (Myanmar)
UN must reject Myanmar junta’s request for credentials
The following testimony was delivered by Hannah Hyams, Morris B. Abram Fellow at UN Watch, before the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights
March 24, 2022
Human Rights
Iran to join U.N. women’s rights commission
GENEVA, March 24, 2022 — Iran will tomorrow begin a 4-year term on the UN’s top women’s rights body, having been elected last year with
March 24, 2022
Human Rights
“Country that commits war crimes has no place on UN Human Rights Council,” Ukraine’s Svitlana Zalishchuk tells UN
Svitlana Zalishchuk, a foreign policy advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, today addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, in a joint statement
March 22, 2022
Human Rights
Venezuela must be expelled from UN rights council, watchdog urges in special debate
In a UNHRC debate on Venezuela’s human rights record, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer took the floor to call for the Maduro regime to
March 18, 2022
Human Rights
María Corina Machado calls out Maduro human rights violations to UN rights council
The following testimony was delivered by María Corina Machado, on behalf of UN Watch, before the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council,
March 18, 2022