Scorecard: Half of UN Human Rights Council Members Opposed Action for Victims
GENEVA, June 14, 2021 — Nearly half the countries on the UN’s top human rights body—which the U.S. is now seeking to rejoin, and which opens a
June 14, 2021
Category: Human Rights
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in May 2021
Trending UN Watch tweets from May: World Health Organization elects Syria to its executive board, singles out Israel as a violator of health rights; dictatorships vote
June 14, 2021
UN Watch in the News — April-May 2021
UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during April 2021 on topics including: U.S. administration should push for UN reform; German foreign minister criticizes
June 2, 2021
Syria Elected to WHO Executive Board, Activists Outraged
GENEVA, May 29, 2021 — Syria was elected to the World Health Organization’s executive board on Friday, sparking outrage among human rights activists worldwide. “Syria’s election is a
May 30, 2021
UNHRC reps praise Somalia on human rights
GENEVA, May 6, 2021 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Somalia during a mandatory human rights review
May 7, 2021
“Western democracies are appeasing the Iranian regime,” activists warn
NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 — Iranian human rights activists warned today that Western democracies are appeasing Iran, from refusing to condemn its election to a
May 5, 2021
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in April 2021
Trending UN Watch tweets from April: United Nations elects Iranian regime to top women’s rights body; at least four democracies vote for Iran; Iranian morality police
May 5, 2021
“Western democracies are paying price for appeasing Iran,” warn activists
GENEVA, May 3, 2021 — In reaction to the recent election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN Commission on the Status of
May 3, 2021
US balks at condemning Iran’s election to UN women’s commission
After a UN Watch report exposed the secret-ballot election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW),
April 30, 2021
Norway refuses to say if it voted to elect Iran to UN’s top women’s rights commission
After a UN Watch report exposed the secret-ballot election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women
April 29, 2021
Firestorm After UN Watch Reveals Iran Elected to UN Women’s Rights Commission
UN Watch’s exclusive report exposing Iran’s election to the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women has sparked a global firestorm. Lawmakers demanded answers and
April 29, 2021
At least 4 EU & Western democracies voted to elect Iran to UN women’s rights commission
At least four out of the 15 EU and Western group democracies at the UN’s Economic and Social Council voted to elect Iran to the
April 22, 2021
