Human Rights
U.N. Slammed for Inaction on Russian War Crimes
Statement by United Nations Watch and Ingénieurs du Monde, delivered by UN Watch’s Morris B. Abram Fellow Alex Blecker before the 59th session of the
July 9, 2025
Russia
Bangladesh
China, Russia, Turkey Win Seats On UN Organ Overseeing Human Rights
GENEVA, June 5, 2025 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization, condemned the election yesterday of serial human rights abusers — China, Russia, Turkey, Burundi
June 5, 2025
Human Rights
Outrageous: North Korea Interrupts Speaker Five Times During UN Watch Joint Statement
GENEVA, March 25, 2025 — In a joint statement, UN Watch intern Cole Hecker took the floor of the UN Human Rights Council to condemn
March 25, 2025
Human Rights
Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko Condemns North Korean Participation in Russia’s War on Ukraine at the UNHRC
SHARE: YouTube | X UN Watch brought Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko to the floor of the U.N. Human Rights Council to call out North Korean
March 20, 2025
Human Rights
UN Watch invites French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy to address the U.N. HRC
SHARE: Twitter | YouTube UN Watch brought French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy to the floor of the U.N. Human Rights Council to discuss Russia’s illegal war in
October 6, 2024
Human Rights
Political Activist Bill Browder addresses the UN Human Rights Council
UN Watch brought the head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, Bill Browder, to the floor of the U.N. Human Rights Council to confront
October 6, 2024
Human Rights
Evgenia Kara-Murza confronts Putin at UN review of Russia’s human rights record
Evgenia Kara-Murza speaks at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council during Russia’s Universal Periodic Review debate. Full remarks: Mr. President,
March 25, 2024
Russia
Oppose Putin’s bid for U.N. human rights council seat
GENEVA, October 10, 2023 — Russia is leveraging grain and arms to pressure countries to vote today in support of its candidacy for a seat
October 10, 2023
Russia
Russia’s pitch for election to UN human rights council | full text by Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia
Russia has made its pitch for election to the UN Human Rights Council by assuring other counties it will oppose any measures to hold abusers
October 8, 2023
Human Rights
Wife of Jailed Russian Dissident Addresses UN Rights Council, Urges Rejection of Putin’s Candidacy
UK: ‘Such a powerful appeal for freedom in Russia’ GENEVA, September 22 — The wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was sentenced to 25
September 22, 2023
China
Report: China, Russia, Cuba Running for Seats on U.N. Human Rights Council
NEW YORK, September 15, 2023 – Ahead of the UN General Assembly annual opening next week, activists are urging the world body to oppose Russia, China,
September 15, 2023
Iran
UN Holds Panel Slamming Western Sanctions, Empowering Russia, Iran, Syria
Today the UN Human Rights Council devotes a two-hour session to bashing the West for imposing sanctions on dictatorships like Russia, Syria, Iran, Cuba and
September 14, 2023
