During today’s session at the UN Human Rights Council, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia justified their repression of gays and women with the argument that human
Below is a statement that UN Watch intended to deliver today at the U.N. Human Rights Council’s session to adopt the periodic report on Saudi Arabia’s rights
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch Concerned About Stalled Geneva Bid for Special Session on Sri Lanka Killings New York, May 12, 2009 — The expected reelection today of
PRESS RELEASE New York, May 6, 2009 — More than a third of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal
PRESS RELEASE Click here for latest UN Watch statistics on the Human Rights Council GENEVA, March 31, 2009 — Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based
Summary Click for Full Report (PDF) The new appointment of Navanethem Pillay as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is an opportunity to reflect
Members of Saudi delegation MONTREAL GAZETTE Friday, January 18, 2008 STEVEN EDWARDS Canwest News Service Members of a United Nations women’s rights panel sat aghast
Members of Saudi delegation MONTREAL GAZETTE Friday, January 18, 2008 STEVEN EDWARDS Canwest News Service Members of a United Nations women’s rights panel sat aghast
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Jan. 17 — UN Watch expressed disappointment that Saudi Arabia today used its first appearance before a UN expert panel on women’s
PRESS RELEASE Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia also among 15-member bureau Geneva, June 15, 2007 — Libya is the sole candidate for the post of Chair of
PRESS RELEASE Existing violators incude China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia Geneva, May 17, 2007 — After a year of failed reforms and disappointment at
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Jan 16, 2006 – The U.N.’s much derided Commission on Human Rights, slated to be replaced soon by a proposed new council,