PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 15, 2007 — Belarus and Egypt must release jailed opposition leaders, journalists and bloggers before Thursday’s elections for the UN’s top human
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
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, December 1, 2006 — UN Watch expressed deep disappointment that the UN Human Rights Council has concluded its segment on violations without acting on the world’s worst abuses. In
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Oct. 20, 2006 — UN Watch today called on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to denounce Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his government’s
UN WATCH ENDORSEMENTS FOR ELECTIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL The list of endorsements below is followed by an explanation of the methodology used
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb 23, 2006 – Today’s proposed UN resolution to replace the world body’s discredited human rights commission with a new council offers some
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb. 20, 2006 – Three human rights groups today urged the President of the General Assembly and the United Nations to reject last-minute
News: The Commission on Human Rights, the central human rights event on the UN calendar, opens its annual six-week session on 17 March. Analysis: Every
The Commission on Human Rights, the central human rights event on the UN calendar, is due to commence its annual six-week session on 18 March.