Somalia set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Somalia’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership
October 11, 2018
Human Rights
UN to elect 6 more abusers to rights council on Friday, NGOs protest
REPORT ON UNHRC CANDIDATES FOR 2019-2021 TERM GENEVA, October 8, 2018 – Ahead of Friday’s UN election of 18 nations to its highest human rights
October 8, 2018
Rights Group Lodges UN Case Against Cuba for Release of Jailed Dissident Dr. Eduardo Cardet
UN Watch hopes to exert pressure on Cuba GENEVA, July 26, 2018 – Human rights lawyers lodged a legal complaint with the UN today to demand that Cuba
July 26, 2018
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
China
China’s UN rep spies on dissident, interrupts UN testimony three times
Click here for video in original Chinese GENEVA, March 20, 2018 – As reported now in the New York Times, the Chinese government today interrupted UN
March 20, 2018
Human Rights
Human Rights Tweet of The Day
3 years ago this week: Saudi Arabia lashed human rights activist & blogger Raif Badawi 50 times on January 9, 2015, in front of a
January 14, 2018
Video: UN Watch's Battle for Truth and Human Rights
TOP VIDEOS OF 2017 “Algeria, where are your Jews?” 3 million views on Facebook + 1.6 million on YouTube https://www.facebook.com/hillelneuer/videos/10154659337221561/ Son of Hamas Stuns the
November 28, 2017
Outrage: U.N. elects Pakistan to top rights body, despite 'horrific' record of abuse
Pakistan should not have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council today, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. See full UN
October 16, 2017
Afghanistan
Why Afghanistan fails to qualify for U.N. human rights council
For today’s election, UN Watch opposes Afghanistan’s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. Click here for full report. Afghanistan’s Human Rights Record Afghanistan commits
October 16, 2017
Does OHCHR Enable China's Harassment of Dissidents?
This week, the New York Times reported about China’s crackdown on human rights activists, particularly its harassment of, and reprisals against, activists who attend UN
September 7, 2017
Issue 644: Moral Courage: Mexico's Former UNESCO Ambassador to Receive Human Rights Award
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador to Receive Human Rights Award GENEVA, Aug. 29, 2017 – United Nations Watch, the Geneva-based non-governmental human rights group, announced today
August 28, 2017
Andres Roemer, Recipient of 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award
Dr. Andrés Roemer is a renowned author, humanitarian, and one of Mexico’s most internationally recognized public intellectuals. The Harvard Club of San Francisco recognized Dr.
August 8, 2017
