Hong Kong lawmaker to address U.N. rights council
Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan, center, was convicted under “public nuisance” charges for her role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement democracy protests. GENEVA, September 15,
September 15, 2019
Press Releases
UN committee probes Palestinian antisemitism
UN Watch founder Morris B. Abram, expert member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, addressing the world body
August 16, 2019
UN Watch Shadow Report Exposes Palestinian Antisemitism Ahead of First UN Racism Review
GENEVA, August 12, 2019 — One day before the “State of Palestine” undergoes its first review by the UN’s anti-racism committee, UN Watch announced its submission of a
August 12, 2019
Urgent UN session on Hong Kong crackdown requested by human rights group
August 12, 2019, GENEVA — The Swiss-based human rights group UN Watch today called on European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and UN
August 12, 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
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
Miss Iraq Threatened With Citizenship Removal For UN Speech Backing Israel
Secretary-General Guterres Must Intervene to Stop Iraqi Reprisals GENEVA, July 10, 2019 — In a legal appeal sent today to UN leaders, the Geneva-based non-governmental organization UN Watch urged
July 10, 2019
Hong Kong
China Interrupts Hong Kong Singer at UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA, July 8, 2019 — China’s delegation to the UN’s highest human rights body twice interrupted the testimony today of Hong Kong celebrity musician and
July 8, 2019
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Singer & Protest Activist Denise Ho to Address U.N. Human Rights Council
GENEVA, July 4, 2019 — Hong Kong celebrity musician and protest activist Denise Ho will address the United Nations Human Rights Council next week to spotlight Hong Kong’s
July 4, 2019
Escaped Venezuelan MP Addresses UN, Calls For Commission of Inquiry into Abuses
Venezuelan MP Miguel Pizarro outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch. GENEVA, July 3,
July 3, 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
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
