Human Rights
Saudis Win Seat on Third UN Women’s Rights Body
GENEVA, June 18, 2018 – UN Watch today expressed grave concern that Saudi Arabia, considered by many to be the most misogynistic regime in the
June 18, 2018
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Same Day: UN Women's Rights Commission Condemns Israel, Welcomes Saudi Arabia
The UN’s 45-member Commission on the Status of Women, meeting in its 2017 annual session, singled out Israel as the only country in the world
March 25, 2018
Afghanistan
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
MEMBERS: Saudi Arabia Iraq, Cuba, China, Qatar, Angola, Burundi, Pakistan, Venezuela, DR Congo, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates… Meet the 2018 membership of the U.N. Human Rights Council, elected by the United Nations with
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia
“Victory for Yemenis” or “Deeply Flawed”? Deconstructing the Resolution on Yemen
The U.N. human rights council’s new resolution on Yemen is not the “victory” that Amnesty and others claim, but rather a watered-down version of the
October 9, 2017
Saudi Arabia
Ensaf Haidar at UN to Saudi Arabia: My world was shattered after you arrested my husband
https://www.facebook.com/unwatch/videos/10154782260296561/ UN Human Rights Council Testimony of Ensaf Haidar, on Behalf of UN Watch 19 September 2017 Translated from Arabic original Thank you. I
September 19, 2017
Saudi Arabia
Wife of Jailed Saudi Blogger to Address U.N. Rights Council With Saudi Ambassador Present
GENEVA, Sept. 19, 2017 — The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi—the world’s most famous political prisoner—will address the United Nations for the first time
September 19, 2017
China
UNHRC: Free Raif Badawi, Wang Binzhang, Leopoldo Lopez & Eduardo Cardet
Testimony delivered by UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer before the United Nations Human Rights Council, June 16, 2017 Mr. President, we take the floor
June 16, 2017
Human Rights
U.N. defends Saudi Arabia on Human Rights Council, says protests are 'oversimplification'
GENEVA, June 8, 2017 – The U.N. today said that questioning Saudi Arabia’s membership on the Human Rights Council is a “distraction,” a “gross oversimplification,”
June 8, 2017
Saudi Arabia
U.N. debates Saudi women's rights
The U.N. Human Rights Council is right now debating Saudi women’s rights, in a report to be presented by its expert Philip Alston (page 13-17 here).
June 8, 2017
Saudi Arabia
Saudis win U.N. human rights seat for propaganda, false legitimacy
Articles from pro-Saudi media show how the fundamentalist regime uses its election to U.N. human rights bodies for propaganda and as a badge of false
May 10, 2017
Saudi Arabia
U.N. holds lavish NGO forum in Saudi Arabia while rights activists languish in prison
The opening speaker was Ali Nasser Alghafs, Saudi Minister of Labor and Social Development. GENEVA, May 7, 2017 – A foundation run by the Saudi
May 7, 2017