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
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
Petitions & Appeals
Campaign to Defeat Russia’s Candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council
International Campaign to Defeat Russia’s Candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council We hereby launch a global campaign calling on all Members of Parliament, human
April 26, 2023
Human Rights
Murderous Dictatorships Exposed at UN Human Rights Council
SHARE: Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Russia, Pakistan, China, Iran and Cuba spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council to reiterate their commitment to
April 19, 2023
Human Rights
UN Testimony: Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine
United Nations Watch testimony before the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, delivered on 31 March 2023 by Jillian Rolnick: Mr. President,
April 5, 2023
Human Rights
Wife of Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Accepts UN Watch Human Rights Award, Reads Letter From Prison
Evgenia Kara-Murza delivered the following remarks on accepting UN Watch’s 2022 Morris Abram Human Rights Award on behalf of her husband Vladimir Kara-Murza, a political
November 18, 2022
Human Rights
Russian Dissident To Send Message From Prison on Receiving Geneva Human Rights Award
GENEVA, November 17, 2022 – The wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza — who was taken away from his Moscow home on April 11, 2022,
November 17, 2022
Human Rights
Exclusive: Senior Russian Diplomat at U.N. Resigns, “Never have I been so ashamed of my country”
GENEVA, May 23, 2022 — Russia’s counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva has resigned, the most senior diplomat to defect since his country’s invasion of Ukraine began
May 23, 2022
Human Rights
35 UN-accredited NGOs urge Secretary-General to intervene for jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza
SHARE: Facebook | YouTube Appeal for High Commissioner Bachelet to Speak Out for Political Prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, Opponent of Russia’s War on Ukraine Testimony delivered
May 12, 2022