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Hillel Neuer Turns the Tables on Turkey in UN’s Anti-Israel Debate
Video of the following rare moment of truth at the UN is now being shared widely on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Testimony by UN
June 28, 2021
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UNGA’s Iran Resolution Includes Massive Praise; Human Rights Package Ignores China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Venezuela
GENEVA, December 16, 2020 – Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, an independent non-governmental human rights organization based in Geneva, issued the following three comments
December 16, 2020
UN Watch Calls For Dialogue in Cyprus to Promote Human Rights
United Nations Watch Universal Periodic Review Report on Cyprus Agenda Item 6, UNHRC 41st Session July 4, 2019 Delivered by Mr. Benjamin Reich Thank you,
July 16, 2019
Iran's VP opens UN rights panel; Turkey, Russia, Qatar deflect abuses
Heads of state and other dignitaries gathered in Geneva to open the 2019 session of the UN Human Rights Council, with one dictatorship after another
February 26, 2019
U.N. elects Turkey to oversee human rights activists, VP of Committee on NGOs
GENEVA, February 1, 2018 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned the U.N. election of Turkey as Vice-Chair of the committee that accredits
February 1, 2018
Turkey to deport Iranian journalist who wrote for Israeli site, now faces execution
Turkey to deport Iranian journalist who wrote for Israeli site, now faces execution Journalist left Iran when her book on women’s oppression was banned. Turkey
July 28, 2017
Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar Receives Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award
Exiled Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar (left) received UN Watch’s highest human rights award from the Geneva organization’s executive director Hillel Neuer (right). Geneva, May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017
UN must protest Turkey's "absurd" indictment of human rights lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz
Now indicted, Orhan Kemal Cengiz spoke at the United Nations in Geneva, on February 22, 2016. GENEVA, April 14, 2017 — UN chief Antonio Guterres and
April 14, 2017
Issue 601: Turkey releases Orhan Kemal Cengiz, but with travel ban; "UN must speak out"
UN must condemn Turkey’s illegal travel ban against human rights advocate Orhan Kemal Cengiz Above: Orhan Kemal Cengiz, second from left, at the UN for the opening session
July 24, 2016
UN chief should protest Turkish arrest of journalist who addressed UN
EU commissioner: “Deeply concerned by detention of journalist & human rights advocate Orhan Kemal Cengiz and his lack of access to a lawyer” Above: Orhan Kemal
July 21, 2016
Issue 600: UN Watch is hiring; Turkey purges thousands
UN Watch is Hiring Morris B. Abram Graduate Fellowship Applications: Due by July 31st Reminder: Recent college graduates with degrees in international relations or related fields
July 20, 2016
UN Rights Chief Must Oppose Erdogan's Purge of Judges, Defend Rule of Law
GENEVA, July 18, 2016 — A Geneva-based human rights group today called on the UN’s top human rights official and the world body’s experts
July 18, 2016
