Human Rights
40 NGOs appeal to UN for release of Russian dissident Lyubov Sobol
PRESS RELEASE 40 NGOs appeal to UN for release of Russian dissident Lyubov Sobol NEW YORK, March 9, 2020 — An international coalition of 40 UN-accredited
March 9, 2021
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China
Whistleblower Rejects UN Denial It Handed Names of Dissidents to China
GENEVA, March 5, 2021 — The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denied that the world body handed over names of Chinese dissidents to Beijing, and
March 5, 2021
Human Rights
UN Panel Calls to Remove Maduro From UNHRC Ahead of Venezuela Debates
PRESS RELEASE UN Panel Calls to Remove Maduro From UNHRC Ahead of Venezuela Debates NEW YORK, February 25, 2021 — In response to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s Monday
February 26, 2021
Human Rights
U.N. to elect Syria to top post fighting “subjugation of peoples“
GENEVA, February 19, 2021 — On the same day that a UN commission of inquiry accused Syria of “crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other
February 19, 2021
Iran
“Iran, You’ve Done the Impossible” — Hillel Neuer’s UN Testimony
Testimony before the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council delivered by UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer. Mr. Chair: They said it
January 28, 2021
Human Rights
UNHRC Delegates Praise Slave-Holding Mauritania on Human Rights
GENEVA, January 19, 2021 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Mauritania during a mandatory human rights review
January 19, 2021
Human Rights
UNHRC Delegates Praise Lebanon on Human Rights
GENEVA, January 18, 2021 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Lebanon during a mandatory human rights review
January 19, 2021
Syria
UNESCO Elects Assad-Linked Syrian Charity to Cultural Heritage Body
GENEVA, December 31, 2020 – A Syrian charity created by Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad to enrich the regime has been elected by a 24-nation
December 31, 2020
China
Russia, China, Cuba set to join U.N.’s top human rights body on January 1st
Russia, China and Cuba will join the UN’s top human rights body on January 1st, 2021. UN Watch led the campaign to oppose their election
December 30, 2020
China
UNGA’s Iran Resolution Includes Massive Praise; Human Rights Package Ignores China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Venezuela
GENEVA, December 16, 2020 – Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, an independent non-governmental human rights organization based in Geneva, issued the following three comments
December 16, 2020
