China
Issue 265: UN Watch Defends Human Rights in China
he Norwegian Nobel Committee has confirmed that U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has declined to attend the Oslo ceremony this Friday in which the
December 8, 2010
Country
China
NGO Urges U.N. Rights Chief to Attend Nobel Ceremony & Not “Kowtow” to China
GENEVA, December 6, 2010 – A Geneva-based human rights group urged U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay to “do the right thing” and reverse her decision
December 6, 2010
China
NGO Urges U.N. Rights Chief to Attend Nobel Ceremony & Not “Kowtow” to China
GENEVA, December 6, 2010 – A Geneva-based human rights group urged U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay to “do the right thing” and reverse her decision
December 6, 2010
Israel
Israeli appeals on rocket fire ignored by the UN, 2000-2008
From 2000 to 2008, Israel sent letters to the Secretary General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council, describing the Palestinian firing
November 20, 2010
Iran
Issue 264: Why Israel is a Rogue State
The remarkable speech below was presented by Gabriel Latner, a 19-year-old Cambridge student, at a recent debate of the prestigious university’s debating society. UN Watch
November 19, 2010
Iran
Rights groups condemn election of Saudi Arabia to UN’s new women’s rights agency, laud defeat of Iran
PRESS RELEASE New York, November 10, 2010 – Human rights groups condemned today’s election of Saudi Arabia to the governing board of the UN’s new women’s rights
November 10, 2010
Libya
Swiss grill Libya over human rights
November 9, 2010 Libya presented its report on human rights in Geneva on Tuesday, when Swiss authorities asked the regime to abolish the death penalty
November 9, 2010
Libya
UN report criticises Libya’s treatment of refugees
UN report criticises Libya’s treatment of refugees Yasmin El-Rifae, DPA November 9, 2010 Cairo/Geneva – The UN Human Rights Council met on Tuesday for the Universal
November 9, 2010
Libya
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record Geneva, November 9, 2010 — Victims of Libyan torture and terrorism said today that
November 9, 2010
Libya
UN report criticises Libya’s treatment of refugees
Yasmin El-Rifae, DPA November 9, 2010 Cairo/Geneva – The UN Human Rights council met on Tuesday for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights in
November 9, 2010
Libya
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record Geneva, November 9, 2010 — Victims of Libyan torture and terrorism said today that
November 9, 2010
Libya
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, November 9, 2010 – Victims of Libyan torture and terrorism said today that the Qaddafi regime’s report to a U.N. Human Rights Council
November 9, 2010