Burundi
Iran, Venezuela, North Korea give Burundi free pass in UNHRC debate
EVEN when the UN Human Rights Council comes together as a force for good, as it did yesterday during a special session on the critical
December 18, 2015
Venezuela
Venezuela
Despite gross abuses, UN rolls out red carpet for Venezuela's Maduro
MADURO THANKS UNHRC FOR HIS RE-ELECTION: “A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE” UN Watch spearheads global protest of 50 NGOs, press conference, addresses rally Following the special
November 16, 2015
United Nations
Activists blast Maduro visit at UN press conference
From today’s UN Watch press conference held at the UN office in Geneva: Eusebio Costa, student leader, President of Renovatio, member of the protest camp
November 13, 2015
Country
50 rights activists urge UN reps to avoid special session for Venezuelan President Maduro
GENEVA, November 12, 2015 – A coalition of 50 Venezuelan and international human rights activists, including Lilian Tintori, the wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, sent
November 11, 2015
Venezuela
Outrage: UN grants Maduro special assembly ahead of Venezuelan elections
APPEARANCES BY ERDOGAN, ASSAD, KIM JONG-UN “LIKELY TO FOLLOW” UN Watch demands equal time for wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez GENEVA, November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
Venezuela
Minutes of UNHRC Bureau Approving Special Maduro Speech
UN Watch has obtained a copy of the following minutes of the Nov. 6th meeting of the 5-member bureau of the UN Human Rights Council, in
November 9, 2015
United Nations
Issue 556: UN Human Rights Council to Hold Special Assembly for Speech by Venezuelan Ruler; UN Watch Calls for Boycott
APPEARANCES BY OTHER DICTATORS “LIKELY TO FOLLOW” UN Watch demands equal time for wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez GENEVA, November 9, 2015 –
November 9, 2015
Burundi
Venezuela, UAE, Burundi elected to UNHRC; Pakistan defeated
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2015 — Despite widespread criticism of their human rights records in a report presented yesterday, Venezuela, UAE, Burundi, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, and
October 28, 2015
Burundi
Issue 554: Venezuela, Burundi, UAE win UNHRC seats; Pakistan defeated
UN Watch Press Conference Opposed Election of Worst Abusers UN Watch held a press conference yesterday at UN headquarters, attended by CBS, New York
October 28, 2015
Burundi
Outrage: Venezuela, Pakistan, UAE, Ethiopia, Burundi Slated to Win UN Rights Council Seats
UN Watch Also Opposes Election of Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Togo GENEVA, Oct. 25, 2015 — UN Watch today urged member states of the UN General
October 25, 2015
Country
Draft UNHRC Resolution to Suspend Venezuela from its Membership
GENEVA, Sept. 11, 2015 – The following proposed resolution to suspend Venezuela from the United Nations Human Rights Council, was submitted today by UN
September 11, 2015
Country
Bid to Suspend Venezuela from UN Human Rights Council After Sentencing of Opposition Leader
GENEVA, September 11, 2015 – The United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom were asked today to take action at a UN session that
September 11, 2015