Canada
Anti-protest law lands Canada on UN human rights watch list
June 18, 2012 Russia’s RT The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is set to criticize Canada for the controversial law passed by the province
June 18, 2012
Navi Pillay
Canada
Alarm over human rights in Canada
Al Jazeera June 18, 2012 Others questioned the need for such a high-profile move, including the director of UN Watch, the site reporting the criticism.
June 18, 2012
Canada
UN Watch on Canada’s CTV National News
June 17, 2012 SANDIE RINALDO: Now a high-ranking UN official is about to denounce Canada as a human rights abuser. In a speech tomorrow, the
June 17, 2012
Canada
First time: U.N. puts Canada on human rights watchlist over Quebec demo law
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, June 17 – Canada will be put in the company of some of the world’s worst abusers of human rights tomorrow when
June 17, 2012
UN Officials
GA renews UN rights chief who was wrong on China, Iran and Israel
Despite serious questions about her record, Navi Pillay was today given the longest term of any UN rights chief in history when the UN General
May 25, 2012
UN Officials
NGO: UN renews rights chief Pillay without consultations on her record
GENEVA, May 14, 2012 — After Ban Ki-moon’s announcement today that he supports a two-year extension for rights commissioner Navi Pillay, a non-governmental watchdog group
May 15, 2012
Human Rights
Hilary Clinton to speak at UN tomorrow while human rights agency gives podium to “Gaddafi Human Rights Prize” front group
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch urges Clinton, EU’s Ashton, France and UK to speak out GENEVA, Dec. 5 – On the same day as US Secretary
December 5, 2011
Human Rights
Issue 327: Hillary Clinton to address UN tomorrow while UN rights chief Navi Pillay headlines event with anti-Semitic “Gaddafi Human Rights Prize” group
Hillary Clinton to address UN tomorrow while UN rights chief Navi Pillay headlines event with anti-Semitic “Gaddafi Human Rights Prize” group UN Watch urges
December 5, 2011
Durban
White House Slams UN Racism Summit for “Silencing” Rights Group
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA – In a show of support for the Geneva-based UN Watch group, the White House stated it was “deeply disappointed” that United
September 22, 2011
Antisemitism
UN Rights Chief: Official’s Cartoon is “Anti-Semitic”
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay, responding to a complaint by the UN Watch monitoring group, and ensuing global
July 14, 2011
Israel
US Calls on UN Official Richard Falk to Resign from Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA – UN Watch salutes the US government for echoing our call for an end to the UN service of Richard Falk, the UN Human
July 7, 2011
Antisemitism
NGO Urges UN Rights Chief to Condemn Official’s Anti-Semitic Cartoon
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, July 6 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based monitoring group, today called on UN rights chief Navi Pillay to condemn the publication of an anti-semitic cartoon
July 6, 2011