In this Issue: Today: Radio Free Europe features UN Watch op-ed on ‘Defamation of Human Rights’ New Islamic-sponsored U.N. resolution against free speech: Who supported it, who
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, December 18, 2008 — In response to today’s UN General Assembly vote on the Islamic “defamation of religions” resolution (86-53, 42 absentions),
PRESS RELEASE But advocacy campaign reduces support from 108 to 85 votes Geneva, November 24, 2008 — By a vote of 85 to 50, with 42 abstaining,
Summary The dominant thesis of the 88-page Durban II draft declaration (“Draft Outcome Document”)* is that the U.S., Western Europe, Israel, and other liberal democracies—their
Paris, Oct. 2, 2008 — As vice-president of the Geneva NGO Special Committee on Human Rights, UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer headed an expert
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Sept. 5, 2008 — UN Watch urged European Union members and UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay to take the floor at a UN anti-racism
PRESS RELEASE Abuja, Nigeria, August 26, 2008 — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch expressed alarm over several provisions in a draft declaration set to
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch: ‘African Declaration Breaches EU’s Red Lines’ Abuja, Nigeria, August 26, 2008 — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch expressed alarm over
In its recently concluded June session, the UN Human Rights Council ruled that any references to Islamic Shar’ia law are prohibited in the council chamber.
PRESS RELEASE Tehran Responds, Accuses UN Watch of ‘Misinforming Council,’ ‘Distorting Reality on the Ground’ Geneva, June 20, 2008 — A “non-paper” by the planners of
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
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, April 30, 2008 — In advance of today’s scheduled debate, a series of aggressive and seemingly endless objections by the government of
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