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
Category: United Nations
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
Dutch Parliament Protests Government's Anti-Israel UN Vote
In wake of UN Watch’s exclusive report, a cross-party coalition in the Dutch Parliament’s House of Representatives is challenging their government’s vote for a UN
July 28, 2019
UN Singles Out Israel as World's Only Violator of Women's Rights; Iran, Saudi Arabia & Yemen Among the Voters
GENEVA, July 24, 2019 — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Pakistan were among members of the UN’s 54-nation economic and social council, a principal organ
July 24, 2019
China, Russia, Nicaragua, Bangladesh Win Seats On UN Organ Overseeing Human Rights
GENEVA, June 19, 2019 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization, condemned the recent election of serial human rights abusers China, Russia, Nicaragua and Bangladesh to the 54-nation
June 20, 2019
Renowned Law of War Expert Geoffrey Corn Testifies Against Biased UN Report
GENEVA, March 18, 2019 — In testimony at the United Nations, Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey S. Corn (ret.) rejected a report presented by the UN Human
May 24, 2019
Nicaragua Praised in UN Human Rights Review Despite Year-Long Crackdown on Dissent
GENEVA, May 16, 2019 — Despite Nicaragua’s brutal crackdown on dissent since protests erupted in April 2018, UN delegates lined up yesterday at the Human Rights Council to applaud the government’s
May 17, 2019
93% of UNHRC Reps Praise Qatar's Rights Record
GENEVA, May 15, 2019 — Despite Qatar’s gross human rights abuses, nation after nation lined up today at the UN Human Rights Council to laud the
May 16, 2019
Equatorial Guinea praised in UN rights review
GENEVA, May 13, 2019 — Following last week’s glowing reviews of North Korea, DR Congo, and Brunei’s human rights records, the UN Human Rights Council gathered
May 14, 2019
Brunei Praised in UN Human Rights Review Despite New Stoning of Gays Penal Code
GENEVA, May 10, 2019 — Despite Brunei’s notorious new penal code that provides for the stoning of gays, nation after nation lined up today at the
May 10, 2019
North Korea praised in UN human rights review
GENEVA, May 9, 2019 — Following this week’s glowing review of DR Congo’s human rights record, the UN Human Rights Council gathered today to shower
May 9, 2019
