Following are highlights from the first week of the current session now underway in Geneva, to conclude on March 30. Debating Darfur Battle to Block
PRESS RELEASE Hardline Minister Mottaki ‘Unwelcome’ at UN Human Rights Council Geneva, March 12, 2007 — An international coalition of human rights groups called on nine European government
29 March 2007 Everybody knows very well that the situation of human rights in the Netherlands is not ideal. Far from that, Netherlands is a
Executive Summary Human rights at the United Nations is everywhere under assault. At the newly created Human Rights Council in Geneva, and at the General
PRESS RELEASE Ottawa, Feb. 26, 2007 — The Geneva-based non-governmental organization UN Watch today presented at Parliament in Ottawa a “Human Rights Scorecard” assessing Canada’s record on human
Report An assessment of Canada’s record on human rights and democratic values at the United Nations Human Rights Council and the General Assembly A Report
Although UN Watch continues to urge the US to run for a seat and join the Human Rights Council, that body’s abuses must be squarely
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb. 14, 2007 — UN Watch today urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour to condemn the Sudanese
UN Watch in the News Iran Looms Over U.N. Holocaust Day The Jewish Week, February 2, 2007 As the United Nations observed its international Holocaust
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb. 1, 2007 — UN Watch today urged changes to the makeup of the assessment team that the UN Human Rights Council is about
Below is the Keynote Address by Professor Irwin Cotler, longtime board member of UN Watch, delivered at the January 29, 2007 Holocaust commemoration in the
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Jan. 29, 2007 — A coalition of leading human rights groups from around the world today called on UN High Commissioner for Human