Burundi
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
GENEVA, April 16, 2018 – A Swiss-based watchdog organization today called on the world body not to elect a “rogues’ gallery of the world’s worst human
April 16, 2018
Russia
Russia gave $50,000 to UN expert who wrote report calling Russia a victim
Above: BBC Persian asked UN expert Idriss Jazairy about the $50,000 from Russia GENEVA, Sept. 14, 2017 – After an investigator of the U.N. human rights
September 14, 2017
Russia's abuses in Ukraine – UN Watch testimony at UNHRC
Statement by UN Watch Agenda Item 10, UNHRC 35th Session 21st June 2017 Delivered by David Mendoza-Wolfson Thank you, Mr President. “There are many sick
June 23, 2017
2016 UNHRC Election: Ready-to-Use Quotes by Dissidents and Activists
Rosa Maria Paya – Daughter of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, the victim of assassination by Cuban regime “Because of the dictatorship, the whole population has
October 27, 2016
Petitions & Appeals
UN: Don’t Elect Russia to Human Rights Council – A Petition to Stop Putin
Russia is running for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council Sign the petition: Click here to urge your government to say NO. Russia’s
October 20, 2016
UN Watch Launches Opposition to Right Abusers as Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Cuba Seek Re-Election to UN Human Rights Council
Dissidents & Activists Join UN Watch for High Profile Events at Canadian Parliament, UN Headquarters, New York University Canadian Parliament: All-party coalition of MPs stood
October 7, 2016
Issue 608:UN Watch Launches Opposition to Right Abusers as Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Cuba Seek Re-Election to UN Human Rights Council
UN Watch Launches Opposition to Right Abusers as Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Cuba Seek Re-Election to UN Human Rights Council Dissidents & Activists Join UN Watch for High
October 7, 2016
Canadian media report on UN Watch campaign opposing UN election of rights abusers
National Post: ‘Shining a light on the hypocrisy’: Canada urged to vote against human rights abusers (also featured in Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette) Globe and
October 7, 2016
WSJ TV Interview: "U.N. Dictators & Their Apologists"
Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, Cuba seek re-election to UNHRC AGAIN: Swiss nominate Jean Ziegler to be UN rights expert—even though he was the UN agent
September 21, 2016
Human Rights Council Suspended After Russian Obstruction
GENEVA, July 4—In extraordinary scenes Friday, Choi Kyong-lim — the Korean Ambassador currently serving as the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council —
July 4, 2016
UN: Venezuela fails to silence political prisoners' appeal for amnesty
GENEVA, June 24, 2016 — Venezuela was overruled by the chair of the UN human rights council today, when its delegate interrupted a UN speech
June 24, 2016
Issue 582: Dictators Fail to Silence UN Watch: Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Object to Speech Challenging Membership
In the UN Human Rights Council session which just concluded, UN Watch played a central role in critical debates. This week our newsletter will share
March 29, 2016
