Israel
Legal Analysis of Pillay Commission’s 2023 Report to UNHRC
Legal Analysis of the Pillay Commission’s 2023 Report to UNHRC Following is a legal analysis of the 2023 report by the Pillay Commission of Inquiry
June 14, 2023
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United Nations
Whistleblower on trial
GENEVA, June 8, 2023 — UN Watch today sent an observer to the UN’s internal court to hear the evidence of whistleblower Emma Reilly. The
June 8, 2023
Qatar
Qatar Elected to Head UN’s International Labor Conference
Human rights activists are outraged that Qatar, which caused 7,000 migrant workers to die laboring for the FIFA World Cup, was just elected to head
June 8, 2023
Human Rights
UN To Hold Regime Exhibition on “Iranian Contemporary Women’s Fashion Design”
The Islamic Republic of Iran will be holding an exhibition right below the UN Human Rights Council of “Iranian contemporary women’s fashion design.” Human rights
June 6, 2023
Iran
Iran Elected to UN Committee on Disarmament and International Security
The Islamic Republic of Iran was elected by acclamation to the UN General Assembly’s Committee on Disarmament and International Security, also known as the First
June 4, 2023
North Korea
North Korea Wins Leading Role at World Health Organization
The North Korean regime, which starves its own people while spending billions on threatening the world with nuclear weapons, has been rewarded by being elected
May 31, 2023
Israel
WHO Singles Out Israel as Violator of Health Rights
GENEVA, May 31, 2023 — The annual meeting of the UN’s World Health Organization, which wrapped up yesterday, singled out Israel for condemnation, while electing North
May 31, 2023
Human Rights
Resolution to Overturn Appointment of Iran as Chair of U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum
Today the independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch submitted to the United Nations the draft text of a resolution to overturn the appointment of
May 31, 2023
United Nations
UN Watch in the News — April 2023
UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during April 2023, including numerous articles covering UN Watch’s joint report on UNRWA teachers’ incitement to antisemitism
May 5, 2023
United Nations
UN Watch’s Top Tweets in April 2023
U.N. Human Rights Council I took the floor at the U.N. Human Rights Council to call out the murderous dictatorships and repressive regimes—including Russia, Islamic
May 5, 2023
Human Rights
25 Human Rights NGOs Announce: Freed Nicaraguan Opposition Leader Félix Maradiaga to Receive 2023 Courage Award
GENEVA, May 4, 2023 — A cross-regional coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that its prestigious human rights award will go this year to
May 4, 2023
Human Rights
25 Human Rights NGOs Announce 2023 International Women’s Rights Award Winner
GENEVA, May 2, 2023 — A coalition of 25 human rights groups announced today that its prestigious women’s rights award will go this year to Shima Babaei, an exiled Iranian
May 2, 2023