The following joint civil society statement was barred from publication by the UN, as confirmed by OHCHR on Sept. 4, 2019, despite being submitted as a NGO written statement according to standard protocol. —- Joint Appeal to Defend NGO Rights and to Protest China’s Anti-Muslim Racism China Violates Human …
Iraq has submitted a list of voluntary pledges in its bid for re-election to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for 2020-2022. Following are five of Iraq’s most absurd claims, contrasted with the reality. Iraq’s UN Pledge #1: “Iraq strives to ensure harmony among cultures, religions and …
On June 25, 2019, Miss Iraq Sarah Idan—recently designated as an Ambassador for Peace by UN Watch, which invited her to the United Nations—took the floor at the United Nations to support peace with Israel. Following two speeches to the UN’s highest human rights body, the Iraqi Parliament’s Security and …
UN Watch prepared the following written submission, which was circulated as an official UN document during the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Time to reassess the Universal Periodic Review Although the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was intended to ensure that powerful states which are able to avoid …
China Fails to Stop Hillel Neuer Defending Muslims To my Muslim friends celebrating worldwide, Ramadan Mubarak. Let this be a time to come together for reflection, spiritual growth and peace.When I spoke out at the UNHRC for 1 million Muslim Uighurs being detained by China, the Communist regime's delegates …
Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death by Pakistan for blasphemy, imprisoned for nine years, is finally out of Pakistan, where baying mobs of Jihadists tried to kill her, and thus fully free. We salute Canada for having the courage to save her. Bravo to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign …
Trending UN Watch tweets from this past week: UN Watch discovers that the UN Women’s Rights Commission appoints Iran to judge complaints of women’s rights violations; U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauds UN Watch’s work advocating for jailed Cuban activist Eduardo Cardet; and UN Watch’s …
UN Watch has announced that its 2019 Moral Courage Award will go to Stephen Harper, who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. The award will be presented at the 2019 UN Watch Annual Gala Dinner, on June 13, 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. Click here to order tickets now. At the United …
Campaigners with Amnesty International, including the global charity group’s senior researcher on Iran, have accused the organization of “shameful” actions after it allegedly called in British police to evict peaceful Kurdish protesters from the organization’s London headquarters this …
