Democratic states must unite to block repressive regimes from winning control of the UN’s new Human Rights Council when its 47 seats go up for
La Commission est mort. Vive le Conseil! Listening to the eulogies at last week’s official funeral in Geneva for the UN Human Rights Commission (1946-
Behind the Blitzkrieg What explains the blitzkrieg of op-eds by Nobel laureates, and so many other card-carrying members of the international foreign policy establishment,
Defining Decisions In the next month the United Nations, still tottering after its annus scandalis, faces two consequential decisions that will test the organization’s ability
The following article by UN Watch Executive Director Hillel C. Neuer was recently published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and is based on
The following is the transcript of a debate on CNN International’s “Diplomatic License” program, as first aired globally on December 2, 2005. Hosted by CNN’s
An international injustice that has persisted for decades may soon come to an end. On December 5th and 6th, here in Geneva, a Diplomatic Conference
September 2005 began with great expectations from U.N. friends and foes alike. As the month draws to a close, however, it is likely to leave
After Zimbabwe was accused yesterday of rights abuses by an international coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) led by UN Watch, the Mugabe government’s Geneva representative
News: Plans for major reform of the United Nations are rapidly accelerating. Multiple competing proposals are on the table, with 191 member states vying for
Anyone questioning the necessity of Kofi Annan’s proposed overhaul of the 53-member U.N. Commission on Human Rights need only look to the results of its
It’s Time for One Middle East Policy Alfred H. Moses There is again a glimmer of hope for a political settlement in the Middle East