Syria denies killing children at UN review session
Above: Syrian Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, whose recent presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament provoked a global outcry. Syria was reviewed today in Geneva
January 16, 2019
Category: Human Rights
Nominee for UN Rights Chief Has Problematic Record On Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua; Watchdog Expresses 'Serious Concerns'
GENEVA, August 8, 2018 – In reaction to the news of Michelle Bachelet’s nomination as the next UN human rights chief, the non-governmental human rights organization UN Watch
August 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
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’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
UNRWA's Anti-Peace Curriculum Violates UN Charter
In the wake of U.S. threats to cut aid to the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians, a look at UNRWA textbooks—which deny Jewish rights in
January 15, 2018
The Top 10 Most Evil U.N. Actions of 2017
The Top 10 Most Evil U.N. Actions of 2017 10. Denied Venezuelan Hunger: In the first-ever U.N. visit to Venezuela, Alfred de Zayas, the U.N. Human
December 25, 2017
Qatar bid for vice-presidency of UN Human Rights Council axed by Arab rivals
GENEVA, December 4, 2017 – Monitoring group UN Watch has learned that Qatar submitted a bid to become vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council, but its
December 4, 2017
UN condemns Israel 6 times, uses Islamic-only term for Temple Mount, denying Jewish & Christian heritage
GENEVA, Nov. 30, 2017 – The U.N. General Assembly today condemned Israel in six Arab-sponsored resolutions, voting 151 to 6, with 9 abstentions, to adopt a text
December 1, 2017
U.N. chief must condemn own expert's 'fake investigation' of Venezuela rights record
1. @UNHumanRights rep @AlfreddeZayas in Venezuela for fake investigation arranged by Maduro regime & just posted propaganda photos of abundant food—as millions face mass hunger.
November 29, 2017
NGO: Suspend U.N. Vice-Chair Detained for Groping 23-Year-Old Woman in New York Bar
Above: Hassan Idriss Ahmed Salih at the UN, April 2017. GENEVA, October 10, 2017 – U.N. chief António Guterres should remove a U.N. official who was detained by
October 9, 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
