To the sound of cheers, and by an overhwelming majority of 40 out of 47 votes, the UN Human Rights Council today elected Jean Ziegler,
The Syrians convened an informal meeting at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to showcase their latest draft resolution, on “the Human Rights Situation in
The UN Human Rights Council today adopted its 16th one-sided censure of Israel since the supposedly reformed body was founded in June 2006. Apart from
In what may be a portent of things to come, Islamic accusations against the West dominated a UN session today dedicated to follow-up of the
The Times, January 31, 2008 A barrage against Israel The critics had another field day yesterday. But their arguments are dishonest By Robin Shepherd Yesterday’s
UN Watch welcomed the new clarification issued today by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, in response to its Jan. 28, 2008 letter
The UN Human Rights Council held an urgent “special session” today to address “human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied Palestinian
The UN Human Rights Council held an urgent “special session” today to address “human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied Palestinian
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Jan. 23 — Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, a Geneva monitoring organization, issued the following statement concerning the UN Human
On Thursday the Human Rights Council began the process of reviewing the mandates of UN experts (also called “Special Rapporteurs” in UN parlance) who report
Palestinian representative Mohammad Abu-Koash compared Israelis to racist Nazi murderers during a UN Human Rights Council debate last Wednesday, December 12, 2007. The 47-nation council
In our latest UN Watch Briefing, we described how the UN last week marked November 29—the date in 1947 when the General Assembly voted to
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