Venezuela
Say no to Chavez election to U.N. Human Rights Council on Nov. 12
Hugo Chavez is about to win a second election in one month’s time for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council — and his
October 8, 2012
Venezuela
Pakistan
Shamed Sudan Pulls Out After Campaign by Human Right NGOs led by Mia Farrow
UN Watch sounded the alarm, filed legal protest, submitted appeal by 30 rights groups to 193 countries, organized online petition sending 3,000 messages to Sudanese
September 4, 2012
Venezuela
Venezuelan activist speaks at UN: “Chavez forces shot my mother, don’t elect him to U.N. rights council”
Video: the heated 11-minute exchange begins at minute 27:20. Cuba, China, Russia and Pakistan interrupted the following speech today in the UN Human Rights Council
June 28, 2012
Venezuela
Venezuelan activist speaks at UN: “Chavez forces shot my mother, don’t elect him to U.N. rights council”
Video: the heated 11-minute exchange begins at minute 27:20. Cuba, China, Russia and Pakistan interrupted the following speech today in the UN Human Rights Council
June 28, 2012
Venezuela
U.N. speech: Famous Venezuelan political prisoner confronts Chavez
Speaking on behalf of UN Watch, Venezuelan exile Eligio Cedeno, a former political prisoner and prominent businessman, delivered the following speech today before the U.N.
June 28, 2012
China
Clash at U.N.: U.S. defends rights group from fist-banging Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan, after calls to expel abusers from U.N. rights council
PRESS RELEASE Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; dictatorships urged “striking NGO statement from the record” Venezuelan banker & ex-political prisoner
June 28, 2012
China
Issue 369: Banging on the table, Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan lash out after call to exclude Chavez, other abusers from U.N. rights council
Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; Dictatorships urge “striking NGO statement from the record” VENEZUELAN EX-POLITICAL PRISONER ELIGIO CEDENO CHALLENGED HIS
June 28, 2012
Geneva Summit
Escaped High-Profile Chavez Prisoner to Challenge Venezuela in U.N. Debate
PRESS RELEASE Syrian & North Korean Torture Victims Also to Testify Before U.N. Human Rights Council GENEVA, June 25 – Venezuela’s most-wanted man will appear
June 25, 2012
Venezuela
Issue 367: Escaped High-Profile Chavez Prisoner to Challenge Venezuela in U.N. Debate
GENEVA, June 25 – Venezuela’s most-wanted man will appear before the United Nations this week to expose the Chavez government’s poor human rights record, and
June 25, 2012
Venezuela
The International Campaign Against the Candidacy of Hugo Chavez for the U.N. Human Rights Council
About the Chavez Bid and How Governments Can Stop It Venezuela: Another test for U.N. rights body The Miami Herald, May 2, 2012 By Hillel C.
May 2, 2012
NGOs
40 MPs & NGOs oppose recently-declared Chavez bid for seat on U.N.’s top rights body
PRESS RELEASE Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda GENEVA, May 2, 2012 — Forty
May 2, 2012
Hillel Neuer
Issue 361: Op-Ed in Today’s Miami Herald * Appeal by MPs & NGOs * Take-Action Petition
1. Take-Action Petition: Urge US & EU to Stop U.N. From Legitimizing Hugo Chavez 2. UN Watch Op-Ed in Today’s Miami Herald: “Venezuela: Another Test for
May 2, 2012