… we are short of time in this session. So with that in mind, we need to work in an efficient manner, to finish the agenda. With that in mind, I will ask the representative to respect member states, and more importantly to respect this Council.
UN Watch: Mr. President, we have the right to …
After North Korea, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia and other of the world’s worst dictatorships told lies, UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer was given 90 seconds to take the floor & set the record straight.
Mr. President, let the record show that everything we just heard from some of the world’s worst human rights abusers …
… warning system.
One of the classic case studies today of a state that desperately needs peacebuilding is Libya. The country has around 1,500 different militia.
The human rights situation is catastrophic. Carjackings and shootings in broad daylight are common. An EU report states that human rights defenders, journalists, and judges are being assassinated …
… courage earlier this year. At UNESCO, in both April and October, the UK rightly voted to oppose an inflammatory and one-sided resolution, drafted by the Palestinians and submitted by the Islamic states, which sought to erase Jewish and Christian ties to Jerusalem.
We saw the UK show principles and courage at the UN …
Interview: UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer on i24
… organized a debate about international tribunals, then-Ambassador Zeid refused to cooperate. He said: “When it became clear to us that there was a distinct agenda to this meeting—a ‘flavor’ to it—it seemed to me the president of the General Assembly was exploiting his position for a narrower aim, and that was …
… human rights advocates, Hillel Neuer has drawn global attention to both atrocities and injustice; and
WHEREAS, An internationally renowned speaker who has testified before the United Nations and the United States Congress, Hillel Neuer has intervened in causes that include rape cases in Darfur, political prisoners in Cuba and peace in the Middle East …
… on the Internet. People can make sure their government is paying attention. When the United States shows they care, it can make a big difference.
… United States shows they care, it can make a big difference.
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UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer stood in Geneva today with Julieta Lopez, aunt of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, recipient of UN Watch’s 2016 Geneva Summit Courage Award, to …
… will be taken out of the records.” https://t.co/7qfPBW6BP5
Here’s the backstory on what became known as The Banned Speech: pic.twitter.com/BNi1iSONJL
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) May 5, 2022
WORLD REACTION TO DE ALBA’S CENSORSHIP
Banned UN Watch Speech Covered in Newspapers and Magazine Around the World
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