Myth: ‘The UN Security Council is Pro-Israel’
Libya presided over the Security Council in March 2009. MYTH: “The Security Council is Pro-Israel” A common argument has it that the Security Council is
January 30, 2020
Category: United Nations
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
2019-2020 UN General Assembly Resolutions Singling Out Israel – Texts, Votes, Analysis
Resolutions on Israel: 18 Resolutions on Rest of the World: 7 In the current 74th session of the UN General Assembly (2019-2020), all EU member
November 19, 2019
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
Tyrants celebrate as U.N. elects Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya, Sudan to top rights body
GENEVA, October 17, 2019 – The U.N.’s election today of serial abusers of human rights —Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya and Sudan — to its highest human rights body drew sharp
October 17, 2019
Report: Abuser states set to win top U.N. rights posts
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from
October 11, 2019
It's official: Venezuela's Maduro regime set to win seat on UN's top human rights body
GENEVA, September 29, 2019 — It’s official: Venezuela has submitted its candidacy for a seat on the UN’s highest human rights body, and barring an
September 29, 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
Report Gives Mixed Reviews on UN Rights Chief’s First Year, Urges More Action Against Worst Abusers
GENEVA, September 12, 2019 — A new study on Michelle Bachelet’s performance in her first year as the UN’s top human rights official, presented today at the
September 12, 2019
UN Watch's Rebuttal to High Commissioner's Gaza COI Update
High Commissioner Bachelet’s oral update concerning the Gaza March of Return suffers from many of the same flaws as the original Commission of Inquiry
September 10, 2019
UN censors 100 rights groups on Chinese abuses, blocks publication of joint appeal
GENEVA, September 5, 2019 — The UN in Geneva confirmed it is censoring a human rights complaint on China’s mass incarceration of Uighurs that was filed by a cross-regional coalition of more
September 5, 2019
UN Watch Demands UNRWA Chief Resign
GENEVA, July 31, 2019 — International human rights group UN Watch is demanding that UNRWA chief Pierre Krähenbühl resign from his post, in wake of an internal UN ethics report documenting
July 31, 2019
