UN Watch’s Top Tweets in July 2020
Trending UN Watch tweets from July: UN Watch presses China on its repression of Uighur Muslims; U.N. hypocrisy on condemning Israel; Turkey turns UNESCO-listed Hagia
August 4, 2020
Category: United Nations
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
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
Palestinian rights abuses ignored by UN’s Palestinian rights monitor Michael Lynk
GENEVA, July 16, 2020 — When the U.N.’s permanent investigator of “Israel’s violations” Michael Lynk delivered his annual report before the 47-nation human rights council today, UN Watch delivered a
July 16, 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
U.N. grants China special address to spin Hong Kong usurpation
The UN Human Rights Council broke its own rules to approve China’s last-minute request for Beijing’s puppet ruler of Hong Kong Carrie Lam to specially
July 1, 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
Russia Violates International Law, Not Qualified for Seat on UNHRC
Oral Statement by United Nations Watch UN Human Rights Council, 43rd Session Agenda Item 10: Report on Ukraine Delivered by Ms. Hilary Miller 17 June
June 21, 2020
U.N. clash: China lashes out over coronavirus criticism
GENEVA, June 18, 2020 — China took the floor at the U.N. Human Rights Council today to lash out at what it called “ungrounded attacks” by
June 18, 2020
