Iran
Texts of draft UNGA resolutions on Iran, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar
Following are the full texts of the draft resolutions on human rights situations that are to be voted on later this month by the UN
November 10, 2013
Country
Jordan
Comment on Saudi-Jordan Trade of UN Seats
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, November 8, 2013 – In reaction to news reports that Jordan’s pull-out from next week’s UN human rights council election (see below)
November 8, 2013
Jordan
Comment on Saudi-Jordan Trade of UN Seats
GENEVA, November 8, 2013 – In reaction to news reports that Jordan’s pull-out from next week’s UN human rights council election was part of a
November 8, 2013
E.U.
Breaking: Jordan Pulls Out of UNHRC Race * Top EU Lawmakers Urge EU to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia
Top EU Lawmakers Urge Own Governments to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia in UN Rights Council Election BREAKING DEVELOPMENT: JORDAN PULLS OUT, CREATING ‘CLEAN
November 7, 2013
China
Top EU Legislators Appeal Against UNHRC Candidacies of China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam
Appeal Against Unworthy UN Human Rights Candidacies Excellency, We, the undersigned members of parliament, human rights activists and non-governmental organizations, call on you to publicly
November 7, 2013
China
Top EU Lawmakers Urge Own Governments to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia in UN Rights Council Election
PRESS RELEASE BREAKING DEVELOPMENT: JORDAN PULLS OUT, CREATING ‘CLEAN SLATE’ FOR CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA & VIETNAM GENEVA, November 7, 2013 – Top European lawmakers today
November 7, 2013
China
Human Rights Politicized at UN: Hillel Neuer on CTV
Sounding the alarm: in an interview on Canada’s CTV, UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer calls on the U.S. and the EU to end their silence over
November 5, 2013
Algeria
NGOs Release Report Urging EU & US to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia in Next Week's Election to UN Human Rights Council
New Report: UNHRC Candidates China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Vietnam are “Not Qualified”; Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, South Sudan, Uruguay are “Questionable”
November 4, 2013
Human Rights
NGO Drives Saudi Women’s Protest the Extra Mile
UN Watch urges U.S. & EU officials to back women protesters by blocking Saudi bid for Human Rights Council seat on Nov. 12 GENEVA, October
October 28, 2013
China
UN Reports Horrific Human Rights Abuses in North Korea: Now What?
PRESS RELEASE Landmark investigation slams North Korea but has little power to effect change GENEVA, October 28, 2013 – Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch
October 28, 2013
China
Democracies kept silent as Lui Xiaobo remains in prison
On Tuesday, October 22, when China’s human rights record was reviewed by the UN, sadly, none of the democracies spoke out for imprisoned Nobel Peace
October 25, 2013
Human Rights
Saudi Government to "Use Force" Against Women Protesting Driving Ban
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch calls on UN, US, EU to oppose “absurd” Saudi bid for Human Rights Council seat GENEVA, October 24, 2013 – A Geneva-based human rights group
October 24, 2013