Sri Lanka
Human Rights Council President: “We are not subverts”
This morning’s organizational meeting for the 11th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council began with a presentation of the session’s draft agenda by the
May 15, 2009
Country
China
Rights Group Warns Against ‘Foxes Guarding the Chickens’; Opposes U.N. Rights Council Seats for China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch Concerned About Stalled Geneva Bid for Special Session on Sri Lanka Killings New York, May 12, 2009 — The expected reelection today of
May 12, 2009
China
Human Rights Abusers Poised to Take Seats on UN Council; “Don’t Let Foxes Guard the Chickens,” Urges UN Watch
PRESS RELEASE New York, May 6, 2009 — More than a third of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal
May 6, 2009
Israel
UN Watch Calls on Goldstone Gaza Inquiry to Denounce Biased Mandate
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 5, 2009 — Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based monitoring group UN Watch, issued the following statement today in advance
May 5, 2009
Antisemitism
Ahmadinejad: “Zionists are racists and racism must be uprooted in the world”
Iranian president asks why he can’t deny the Holocaust Source: Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fars Provincial TV, Shiraz, in Persian 0803 gmt
April 30, 2009
Human Rights
Iran Interrupts U.N. Racism Session
Iranians interrupt U.N racism session GENEVA, Switzerland, April 23 (UPI) — A human rights group says members of the Iranian delegation disrupted its speech Thursday
April 28, 2009
Durban
Sudan calls ICC racist
Towards the close of Tuesday’s high-level segment at the Durban Review Conference, Sudan‘s Deputy Justice Minister, Abdel Daiem Zumrawi gave a fiery speech, denouncing the
April 23, 2009
Cuba
Cuba says racism most developed in industrialized countries
Speaking at the high-level segment of the Durban Review Conference on Tuesday, Cuba said that “in the industrialized countries you see racism most developed” and
April 23, 2009
Durban
Iranian representatives attempting intimidation of activists
There are reports that Iranian representatives and front groups have tried to intimidate activists at Durban II, but they have failed to silence any voices.
April 22, 2009
Canada
UN Watch to Award Annual Human Rights Prizes to Rwanda Genocide Survivor and Canadian Activist for Iranian Women Facing Execution
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, April 21, 2009 — Tonight, at its annual dinner gala, in the shadow of the Durban Review Conference, the Geneva-based human rights group UN
April 21, 2009
Durban
Ahmadinejad speaks at Durban II; EU walks out
During Iranian President Ahmadinejad‘s address to the Durban Review Conference, representatives of the European Union and other delegations admirably left the chamber in protest when he accused Western countries
April 20, 2009
Durban
True voice of Iran preempts Ahmadinejad at Durban II
Just moments before Iranian President Ahmadinejad was set to address the Durban Review Conference today, another gathering in the Palais des Nations challenged the U.N.
April 20, 2009