UN Officials
The Top 10 Most Evil U.N. Actions of 2017
The Top 10 Most Evil U.N. Actions of 2017 10. Denied Venezuelan Hunger: In the first-ever U.N. visit to Venezuela, Alfred de Zayas, the U.N. Human
December 25, 2017
Press Release
Qatar
Qatar bid for vice-presidency of UN Human Rights Council axed by Arab rivals
GENEVA, December 4, 2017 – Monitoring group UN Watch has learned that Qatar submitted a bid to become vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council, but its
December 4, 2017
United Nations
UN condemns Israel 6 times, uses Islamic-only term for Temple Mount, denying Jewish & Christian heritage
GENEVA, Nov. 30, 2017 – The U.N. General Assembly today condemned Israel in six Arab-sponsored resolutions, voting 151 to 6, with 9 abstentions, to adopt a text
December 1, 2017
Petitions & Appeals
U.N. chief must condemn own expert's 'fake investigation' of Venezuela rights record
1. @UNHumanRights rep @AlfreddeZayas in Venezuela for fake investigation arranged by Maduro regime & just posted propaganda photos of abundant food—as millions face mass hunger.
November 29, 2017
Afghanistan
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
ELECTING THE 2018-2020 MEMBERS OF THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Ahead of the Human Rights Council elections by the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters, New
October 19, 2017
Congo
U.N. elects Qatar, Congo, Pakistan to top rights body, flouting U.S. warning
CLICK HERE FOR NEW REPORT ON UNHRC CANDIDATES GENEVA, October 16, 2017 – Despite a recent pledge by a Dutch-led coalition of 47 nations, the U.N. today
October 16, 2017
Petitions & Appeals
NGO: Suspend U.N. Vice-Chair Detained for Groping 23-Year-Old Woman in New York Bar
Above: Hassan Idriss Ahmed Salih at the UN, April 2017. GENEVA, October 10, 2017 – U.N. chief António Guterres should remove a U.N. official who was detained by
October 9, 2017
Belgium
Belgium ‘sorry’ it voted Saudi Arabia on UN women’s rights panel; scandal exposed by UN Watch
“I regret the vote,” said Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. GENEVA, April 27, 2017 – The Geneva-based UN Watch — the non-governmental human rights
April 27, 2017
Haiti
U.N. Wrong to Reject New Evidence It Caused Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic
PRESS RELEASE Ban Ki-moon Should Apologize to Families & Reopen Investigation EXPERT REPUDIATES U.N. REPORT, SAYS WORLD BODY IS CULPABLE Geneva, Oct. 24 – The U.N.
October 24, 2016
NGOs
Mia Farrow Heads Campaign to Block Sudan from UN Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE 30 human rights groups file objection with UN Legal Counsel to disqualify Sudan’s candidacy Activists sent letters to 193 U.N. member states GENEVA,
August 30, 2016
E.U.
EU & US Allowed Iran to Win Top Seat on UN Women’s Rights Board, Rights Group Says
Ban Ki-moon & EU’s Mogherini must condemn election of Iran to UN Women UN Watch letter to EU UN Watch letter to Ban Ki-moon
April 13, 2016
Geneva Summit
Courageous Champions of Human Rights Assemble in Geneva on Sidelines of UN Human Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE Courageous Champions of Human Rights Assemble in Geneva on Sidelines of UN Human Rights Council FULL PROGRAM OF TOMORROW’S SPEAKERS BELOW GENEVA, Feb. 24
February 24, 2016