UK sees UNHRC through rose-tinted glasses
Today the UK once again presented the UNHRC’s conclusion of a session in exclusively positive terms. Instead, it ought to provide a full and complete
July 22, 2020
Category: Human Rights Council
HRC 44 Written Statement: Antisemitism and Terrorist Incitement in Palestinian Education
The following UN Watch written statement was published by the United Nations as official document A/HRC/44/NGO/78 for the 44th session of the Human Rights Council. ____
July 22, 2020
China-led Panel Picks Amnesty International’s Ex-Chief Irene Khan as U.N. Free Speech Monitor
GENEVA, July 17, 2020 — A watchdog revealed today that China was Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council vetting process that nominated Amnesty International’s former
July 17, 2020
Watchdog calls out UN rights council’s hypocrisy, anti-Israel bias
Following is today’s testimony by Hillel C. Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, before the UN Human Rights Council, as it met under its agenda
July 16, 2020
HRC 44 Written Statement: Remedies for Protection Gap in Mandate of SR on Palestine
The following UN Watch written statement was published by the United Nations as document A/HRC/44/NGO/131 and circulated as an official document of the 44th Session of the
July 13, 2020
43rd UNHRC Session: Israel Resolutions & Voting Results
Resolutions Condemning Israel at 43rd UNHRC Session, June 2020 Following are the five resolutions singling out Israel adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council at
June 25, 2020
Libya: New UNHRC mandate not serious
Many praised the new UNHRC resolution on Libya saying it will end impunity for rights violations, but the facts that it praises the government, fails
June 25, 2020
Report on UNHRC Candidacies of Cuba, Russia & Saudi Arabia for 2021-2023 Term
DICTATORSHIPS VYING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEATS FOR 2021-2023 TERM Report by UN Watch 29 April 2020 Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia are running
April 29, 2020
Iran praised in U.N. human rights report by 85% of countries
Iranian Ambassador Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council as it adopted a report on the country’s mandatory review, Geneva, March
March 12, 2020
Fact Sheet: What's Wrong With the UN Human Rights Council
.@amnesty Thanks for asking. Though we believe in staying in the ring to fight the bigots, here you go:1. Members of the UNHRC include China,
January 9, 2020
85% of UNHRC reps praised Iran on human rights record
GENEVA, November 8, 2019 — Delegates to the UN Human Rights Council lined up today to shower praise on the Islamic Republic of Iran,
November 8, 2019
In The News: Hong Kong Lawmaker Urges UNHRC to Probe Police Brutality
On September 16, 2019, pro-democracy Hong Kong legislator Tanya Chan called on the top human rights body to investigate the “brutal crackdowns and preemptive violence”
September 19, 2019
