Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Repays Rights-Abusing Allies with Lavish Praise
Over the last couple days at the UN Human Rights Council, abusive States praised one another’s rights records during the sessions to adopt reports on
June 11, 2009
News
Saudi Arabia
Authoritarian States: “Traditional Values” Justify Repression of Gays, Women; Russian Draft Resolution Backs Claim
During today’s session at the UN Human Rights Council, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia justified their repression of gays and women with the argument that human
June 10, 2009
NGOs
Pakistan Tries to Stifle NGO Voices
Today at the U.N. Human Rights Council, Pakistan raised a concern about yesterday’s decision by the Council President to include NGO speeches into the record
June 10, 2009
Cuba
Cuban GONGOs Dominate NGO Speaker’s List
At the meeting to adopt the report on Cuban rights violations at the UN Human Rights Council today, of the ten slots allotted for NGO
June 10, 2009
Cuba
Cuban GONGOs Dominate NGO Speaker’s List
At the meeting to adopt the report on Cuban rights violations at the UN Human Rights Council today, of the ten slots allotted for NGO
June 10, 2009
Saudi Arabia
UN Watch Statement on Saudi Arabian Treatment of Women
Below is a statement that UN Watch intended to deliver today at the U.N. Human Rights Council’s session to adopt the periodic report on Saudi Arabia’s rights
June 10, 2009
Cuba
Cuban Front Groups Queue Up to Block Victim Voices
The U.N.’s human rights officers work hard at allowing NGOs to speak, but today the system failed. Theoretically, NGOs were to form a line outside
June 9, 2009
Iran
Iran Cites Canadian Violations of Women’s Rights
In today’s debate on the adoption of the periodic report to examine Canadian rights violations, Cuba, Russia, Iran, and Algeria all condemned Canada for failing
June 9, 2009
Iran
Iran Cites Canadian Violations of Women’s Rights
In today’s debate on the adoption of the periodic report to examine Canadian rights violations, Cuba, Russia, Iran, and Algeria all condemned Canada for failing
June 9, 2009
China
Rights Violating States Attempt Response to Accusations
Today at the U.N. Human Rights Council, after a number of states and NGOs accused Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, China, and North Korea of violating
June 8, 2009
Sudan
Arab Group Defends Sudan, Denies Darfur Atrocities
At the U.N. Human Rights Council today, NGOs and Western States criticized Sudan‘s human rights record, with Sweden and the U.S. calling for the extension
June 8, 2009
Iran
Israel Squares Off With Iran, Syria In Rights Debate
During the afternoon session of the U.N. Human Rights Council today, Israel accused Syria and Iran of gross violations of human rights. The two countries both
June 8, 2009