Country
21-year-old North Korean Survivor Addresses UN Debate
On behalf of UN Watch, Yeonmi Park, 21-year-old North Korean survivor and human rights activist, addressed the UNHRC. Above: Ms. Park presented a copy
September 21, 2015
Democracy
China
UN Watch's Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
Issue 528 UN Watch’s Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
February 24, 2015
Human Rights
Norway speaks out against dictators controlling UN
Last week, at the 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum, the annual meeting of human rights and democracy activists from around the world, Bård Glad Pedersen, Norway’s State
October 27, 2014
Human Rights
UN Watch and 20 North Korean survivors urge Swiss to freeze regime’s bank accounts
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 6 – UN Watch took the floor in the recent session of the UN Human Rights Council to present a letter by 20 North Korean
October 6, 2014
Human Rights
Shaky road to important peaceful protest resolution
In a year that has seen protests in the Ukraine, Venezuela and Turkey, to name but a few, the UN Human Right’s Council resolution, passed
April 1, 2014
Human Rights
EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES FOR 2014-2016 MEMBERSHIP ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Presented at United Nations Headquarters, New York, Nov. 4, 2013 Executive Summary This report evaluates the 17 countries that have formally submitted candidacies for the
November 4, 2013
Human Rights
Issue 328: UN Watch’s Tribute for Human Rights Day
GENEVA, Dec. 10 – Sixty-three years ago today, at a special session in Paris, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
December 10, 2011
Canada
North Korea opens disarmament plenary as Canada boycotts & 28 groups protest
PRESS RELEASE North Korean ambassador So Sepyong (left) presiding over the Conference on Disarmament (CD), Geneva, August 4, 2011. Next to him is Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
August 4, 2011
Human Rights
GA President-elect calls for more “love,” less “aggression”
The General Assembly today elected by acclamation Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua as President of its sixty-third session to begin in September. Mr. Brockmann –
June 4, 2008
Human Rights
Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates: Joint Analysis by Freedom House and UN Watch Presented at United Nations Headquarters, May 6, 2008
Background On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. However, each is not
May 6, 2008
Burma (Myanmar)
What This Council Can Do For the People of Burma
What This Council Can Do For the People of Burma UN Watch Speech before UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Human Rights Situation in
October 3, 2007
Human Rights
NGOs Urge Democracies to Lead at UN Human Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, September 13, 2006 — An international coalition of 41 non-governmental organizations, including UN Watch, have called on democratic United Nations member states to work together to
September 13, 2006