Iran
Iran claims stellar human rights record ahead of Friday's UN review
Ahead of a mandatory UN review of its human rights record on Friday, November 8th, the Islamic Republic of Iran has submitted a report
November 4, 2019
Country
Missing 48 country names in U.N. statement praising China on Xinjiang
Although the widely-reported Belarus statement praising China’s treatment of the Uighurs of Xinjiang, delivered on Tuesday before the UN General Assembly’s committee on human rights,
November 1, 2019
Petitions & Appeals
Global Campaign to Expel Maduro from the UN Human Rights Council
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION — FIRMA LA PETICIÓN Recalling General Assembly Resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, particularly Art. 8, which provides that
October 17, 2019
Human Rights
Tyrants celebrate as U.N. elects Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya, Sudan to top rights body
GENEVA, October 17, 2019 – The U.N.’s election today of serial abusers of human rights —Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya and Sudan — to its highest human rights body drew sharp
October 17, 2019
Iraq
Today: Iraq to win election to U.N.'s top human rights body, experts predict
Iraq’s bid for re-election to a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership
October 17, 2019
Mauritania
Slave-holding Mauritania to win U.N. human rights post
GENEVA, October 16, 2019 – One day before the UN’s election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, the Geneva-based non-governmental human rights group UN Watch
October 16, 2019
Libya
Libya set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Libya’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The
October 12, 2019
Mauritania
Mauritania set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite 500,000 slaves
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Mauritania’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to
October 12, 2019
Sudan
Sudan set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Sudan’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The
October 12, 2019
Human Rights
Report: Abuser states set to win top U.N. rights posts
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from
October 11, 2019
Iraq
Iraq seeks re-election to UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Iraq’s bid for re-election to a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership
October 11, 2019
China
Hong Kong Lawmaker Urges Human Rights Council to Probe Police Violence
Central to the mission of United Nations Watch is supporting human rights activists who speak the truth on key issues. In September 2019, UN Watch
October 3, 2019
