AUSTRALIA has switched its position to vote against Israel on two resolutions at the United Nations, ending the Howard government’s alignment with the United States.
Not only is Libya’s Qaddafi regime heading the 20-member planning bureau of the Durban II racism conference, but the one behind the steady drumbeat calling
Not only is Libya’s Qaddafi regime heading the 20-member planning bureau of the Durban II racism conference, but the one behind the steady drumbeat calling
Summary The dominant thesis of the 88-page Durban II draft declaration (“Draft Outcome Document”)* is that the U.S., Western Europe, Israel, and other liberal democracies—their
That Libya chairs the Durban II “anti-racism” process, which culminates in the April 20-24, 2009 Durban Review Conference in Geneva, is bad enough. Far more
UN Watch co-hosts panel debate at UN Human Rights Council, September 2008 session. Left to Right: Arnold Tsunga, International Commission of Jurists; Hillel Neuer, UN Watch;
Geneva, Sept. 19, 2008 — UN Watch and the Global Zimbabwe Forum hosted the first NGO debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Zimbabwe’s new
In a speech delivered last week to the annual assembly of her diplomatic corps (see below), Swiss Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey, who for some reason takes pride
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 8, 2008 — After new UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay addressed the 47-nation Human Rights Council for the first time today, independent human
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 5, 2008 — UN Watch urged European Union members and UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay to take the floor at a UN anti-racism
The UN originally intended to organize major regional meetings around the world in advance of the Durban Review Conference, set for April in Geneva. In the end, however,
Abuja, Nigeria, August 26, 2008 — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch expressed alarm over several provisions in a draft declaration set to be adopted