Saudi Arabia
Petition: Stop Saudi Arabia from Re-election to the UN Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia is running for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council on Oct. 28, 2016 Sign the petition: Click here to petition the UNHRC
October 27, 2016
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
UK’s glossy Arabic brochure for UNHRC campaign suggests ‘squalid vote deals’
Cover of UK’s glossy Arabic brochure sent by London to Arab dictatorships ahead of Friday’s election, to win their votes—possibly in deals whereby the UK will vote for them. Translation: “UN
October 26, 2016
China
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
China
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
China
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
Saudi Arabia
UN Testimony: Wife of Raif Badawi Urges His Release as Saudis Seek UNHRC Reelection
Ensaf Haidar, wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, addressing a United Nations press conference organized by UN Watch, Human Rights Foundation, and the Raoul
October 6, 2016
China
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
China
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
Saudi Arabia
U.N. chief faced funding cut-off, fatwa risk over Saudis: sources
(REUTERS) UNITED NATIONS, June 7, 2016 | By Louis Charbonneau, Michelle Nichols and Yara BayoumyMuslim allies of Saudi Arabia piled pressure on U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon
June 7, 2016
Middle East
UN must investigate war crimes by Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
UN Watch Statement Item 10 General Debate Human Rights Council, 31st session, March 23, 2016 Delivered by Ms. Inbal Keren Thank you, Mr. President. UN
March 23, 2016
China
Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Fail to Silence Hillel Neuer; Defended by USA, UK, Netherlands, Canada
Ten Years Later: Is the UN Human Rights Council Living Up to Its Promise? Testimony before the UN Human Rights Council plenary, delivered by UN Watch
March 11, 2016
Saudi Arabia
Saudi chair of UNHRC panel wants "gender parity"
Faisal Hassan Trad, Saudi Arabia’s representative on the UN Human Rights Council, thanked the members for “their trust,” in what was his final letter as 2015
January 3, 2016