Israel
BREAKING: UN Gaza Commissioners seek deferral of report to June
GENEVA, March 9 – UN Watch welcomes the news that the United Nations commission of inquiry on Gaza is seeking to defer its report to June.
March 9, 2015
Country
Saudi Arabia
UNHRC member Saudi Arabia: lashing of blogger is justified under Sharia and human rights law
Following is today’s despicable statement by Saudi Arabia, an elected member of the U.N. Human Rights Council, concerning jailed blogger Raif Badawi, who recently won our
March 7, 2015
Algeria
UNHRC taps Algerian for new post to oppose U.S. sanctions, a Cuban-backed mandate
The UN Human Rights Council has shortlisted the 79-year-old Idriss Jazairy, Algeria’s former representative to the 47-nation body, to head a new post backed by Cuba and
March 4, 2015
Iran
UN: Iran discriminates against women
The 2015 report on Iran’s human rights record by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon finds that the government commits gross and systematic discrimination against women. Among
March 1, 2015
China
UN Watch's Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
Issue 528 UN Watch’s Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
February 24, 2015
Geneva Summit
20 NGOs Led by UN Watch to Bestow 2015 Courage Award Upon Saudi Blogger at Tuesday's Geneva Rights Summit
Issue 527 20 NGOs Led by UN Watch to Bestow 2015 Courage Award Upon Saudi Blogger at Tuesday’s Geneva Rights Summit GENEVA, February 18 –
February 18, 2015
Israel
Ban Ki-moon must investigate tainted Gaza probe
Issue 526 Ban Ki-moon must investigate tainted Gaza probe Revealed: Schabas denied conflicts of interest in application form GENEVA, Feb. 3, 2015 – The Geneva-based
February 4, 2015
Hillel Neuer
Ban Ki-moon must investigate tainted Gaza probe
PRESS RELEASE Revealed: Schabas denied conflicts of interest in application form GENEVA, Feb. 3, 2015 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch welcomed the
February 3, 2015
Israel
Victory: Schabas quits UN Gaza inquiry following UN Watch protest campaign
BREAKING NEWS: Reuters is now reporting that William Schabas has quit as head of the UN’s controversial commission of inquiry on Gaza, in wake of bias accusations revealing he conducted paid
February 3, 2015
China
Issue 568: UN Watch-led Geneva Summit for Human Rights to Turn Global Spotlight on Gross Abuses Worldwide
UN Watch-led Geneva Summit for Human Rights to Turn Global Spotlight on Gross Abuses Worldwide Six More Activists Announce Participation On the eve of the UN Human
January 11, 2015
Human Rights
Rights group calls for UNHRC to expel Saudi Arabia after today's 50 lashes to rights activist Raif Badawi
GENEVA, Jan. 9, 2015 – The U.S., France, Germany and the UK should lead a United Nations effort to finally expel Saudi Arabia from the 47-nation UN Human Rights
January 9, 2015