As Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces invade Ukraine in the largest military campaign on the European continent since 1945, UN Watch has been at the forefront on social media, going viral on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Russian missiles this morning hit the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, injuring 6 people including a child.
A massive convoy of Russian armored vehicles stretching 40 miles is bearing down on Kyiv.
Here in Geneva, Russia sits on the U.N. Human Rights Council. pic.twitter.com/uxzwCUPGgx
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) March 1, 2022
So I just testified now before the human rights sub-committee of the Canadian Parliament and my colleagues on the panel from Amnesty International spent far more time condemning the only democracy in the Middle East than they did on Russia's assault against the people of Ukraine.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) March 1, 2022
The 2022 @UN_HRC opened today.
Members:
🇨🇳 China—1M muslims in camps
🇨🇺 Cuba—tyranny
🇪🇷 Eritrea—slave labor
🇱🇾 Libya—tortures migrants
🇲🇷 Mauritania—slavery
🇵🇰 Pakistan—hosts terrorists
🇷🇺 Russia—poisons dissidents
🇸🇴 Somalia—female genital mutilation
🇻🇪 Venezuela—state collapse pic.twitter.com/lzwWoSs74D— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 28, 2022
GOOD: Russia says its foreign minister Sergei Lavrov may not be able to visit Geneva Tuesday to address the UN Human Rights Council because “the countries of Europe have closed the sky for Russian aircraft.”https://t.co/4GZxDOKOze pic.twitter.com/Kgk5P7cYSi
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 28, 2022
The world needs more of this.
🇮🇱 Israel helped evacuate from Ukraine Arabs from 🇸🇾 Syria and 🇱🇧 Lebanon—countries officially at war with Israel—together with 100 Israeli Arabs studying in Kharkiv. They reached the border with Moldova after a 24-hour drive.https://t.co/PGRecNKSSk
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 27, 2022
🇷🇺 Russia assault on 🇺🇦 Ukraine:
210 civilians killed
1100 civilians injured
160,000 displaced in Ukraine
368,000 fled to neighboring states🇺🇳 U.N. Human Rights Council reaction:
0 resolutions
0 urgent sessions
0 commissions of inquiry— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 27, 2022
I'm here in Geneva at the United Nations Human Rights Council. If Russia moves in its tanks and starts bombing Ukraine, I trust the council will respond immediately with sanctions on Israel.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 23, 2022
Ukraine is under full-scale attack. Millions of people now fear death, injury, destruction & subjugation.
History will record that the U.N. Human Rights Council refused to act: 0 urgent sessions, 0 resolutions, 0 commissions of inquiry. Their special rapporteurs are silent, too. pic.twitter.com/zAorv9SFWX
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
Exactly as predicted: Russia invades Ukraine, and the Stop The War crew take the floor to condemn Israel. https://t.co/hlu3ZEslJp
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
You forgot to condemn Putin
You forgot to condemn Putin
You forgot to condemn Putin
You forgot to condemn Putin
You forgot to condemn Putin https://t.co/VBXCvZg2oa— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
Reminder: Russia sits on the U.N. Human Rights Council. This should shame the world.
In 2011, when Col. Qaddafi started attacking his own people, the Western democracies successfully moved to expel Libya from the UNHRC.
I urge US, EU, Canada to invoke Res. 60/251 & expel Putin.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
On Monday the U.N. Human Rights Council opens its 2022 session. After the dignitaries speak, the first debate on the agenda is Israel.
There will be 5 reports & 4 resolutions targeting Israel.
0 resolutions on Russia, Uyghurs, Tibet, Hong Kong, Houthis, Saudi, Pakistan, Cuba…
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
No joke: the U.N. human rights office just announced Russia donated $2 million "to support our human rights work."
The U.N. Human Rights Council reaction so far to Russia's war on Ukraine:
0 resolutions
0 urgent sessions
0 commissions of inquiryRussia is a member of the UNHRC. https://t.co/qJeHGuW0CS
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
I pray that the war against Ukraine ends soon, and may this prove the downfall of Vladimir Putin.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
Iranian regime blames NATO "provocations" for Russia's war on Ukraine.
Why are the US & Europe planning to cut a nuclear deal in Vienna to provide billions of dollars and legitimacy to this Iranian regime?
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. https://t.co/MnShsU8VPP
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 24, 2022
LIST OF SHAME: Those who expressed support for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after he carved up large parts of Ukraine.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🏴☠️ Houthis
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇸🇾 Syria— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 23, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine could displace 5 million people and cause untold death, casualties and suffering.
I am here in Geneva next to the United Nations Human Rights Council and they refuse to lift a finger. No urgent sessions, no resolutions, no commissions of inquiry.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 23, 2022
Massive Stop the War rallies today in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, to protest Russia's war on Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ZIEYxX5GXN
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 22, 2022
2 million Amnesty International members would have protested Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but they were too busy campaigning against a tiny country that is the only democracy in the Middle East, with free elections, freedom of religion, equal rights for minorities, women & gays. https://t.co/44DpvVaJD4
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 22, 2022
Over the past month, Russia surrounded Ukraine with 150,000 soldiers, fighter jets, attack helicopters, artillery, rockets and warships.
During this time, @amnesty tweeted not one word on Russia or Ukraine.
Instead, their pinned tweet since Feb. 3rd is about attacking Israel. pic.twitter.com/bBxtM8ZrCy
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 22, 2022
