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
Russia
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
Human Rights
Wife of Imprisoned Russian Dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza Addresses United Nations
Share: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Testimony of Ms. Evgenia Kara-Murza before the United Nations Human Rights Council, Special Session on Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine, 12
May 12, 2022
Human Rights
25 Human Rights Groups Urge U.N. Leaders to Help Release Russian Dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza
GENEVA, May 2, 2022 — A coalition of 25 human rights groups that co-sponsor the annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy today called
May 3, 2022
Human Rights
Russia’s Ouster From UN Rights Council is ‘Turning Point’
GENEVA, April 6, 2022 — The independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch, which spearheaded the campaign (see below) to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, welcomed today’s
April 8, 2022
Human Rights
UN Watch’s Successful Campaign to Expel Russia From the U.N. Human Rights Council
By a 92-24 vote, the UN General Assembly ousted Russia from its top human rights body, in wake of a sustained campaign by UN Watch.
April 6, 2022
Hillel Neuer
CNN Interview: ”UN Watch Chief Calls for Removal Now of Russia from Human Rights Council”
SHARE: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram [April 4, 2022, 06:17:40 ET] BERMAN: All right. The breaking news this morning, CNN teams finding evidence of mass
April 4, 2022
Russia
New push to oust Russia from U.N. rights council
UN Watch has circulated a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, which the watchdog group entered
April 3, 2022
Human Rights
“Country that commits war crimes has no place on UN Human Rights Council,” Ukraine’s Svitlana Zalishchuk tells UN
Svitlana Zalishchuk, a foreign policy advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, today addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, in a joint statement
March 22, 2022
