Geneva Summit
UN Human Rights Council: Time for Concrete Action
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Feb. 25 – The time has come for the UN’s highest body on human rights to move from rhetoric to concrete action,
February 25, 2013
Press Release
Cuba
Today: Daughter of Dead Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Paya to Call for International Inquiry at Geneva Rights Summit
PRESS RELEASE See full conference program below GENEVA, Feb. 19 – In a rare development, the daughter of a famous Cuban dissident who was recently
February 19, 2013
United Nations
UN rights council raps Israel, allows worst regimes to misuse UPR review
PRESS RELEASE UAE threw a party yesterday at the UN to celebrate its UPR. Photo by UN Watch. GENEVA, January 29 – The UN Human Rights
January 29, 2013
U.S.
Georgetown University Bestows Highest Honor on Chair of UN Watch
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, January 18 – UN Watch and its Board are proud to congratulate Chair Alfred H. Moses upon being bestowed with Georgetown University’s
January 18, 2013
Egypt
Egyptian Dissident, Released from Prison, Begins Visit to Israel on Peacebuilding Mission Organized by UN Watch
PRESS RELEASE TAHRIR SQUARE HERO MAIKEL NABIL WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN JANUARY AFTER MILLIONS JOINED ‘FREE MAIKEL’ TWITTER CAMPAIGN GENEVA, Dec. 23 – As
December 23, 2012
Burma (Myanmar)
Commentary: U.N. Adopts Resolutions on Iran, Syria, N. Korea, Burma
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Dec. 20 – Today the U.N. General Assembly adopted its annual resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Syria, North Korea
December 20, 2012
Cuba
Tomorrow: U.N. to Endorse Holocaust Deniers’ Hero
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch supporters send thousands of emails to U.S. Ambassador Rice, urging opposition One of many Holocaust denier websites that have featured material
December 19, 2012
Geneva Summit
Pakistani Victim of Gang Rape “Justice,” Turned Women’s Rights Campaigner, to Headline Geneva Rights Summit on Feb. 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Dec. 18 – Women’s rights activist Mukhtar Mai, who made world headlines when she was gang raped as a “punishment” ordered by
December 18, 2012
Mauritania
Human Rights Day Marred by Election of Slave-holding Mauritania as VP of UN Human Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE Syria remains on UNESCO human rights committee GENEVA, Dec. 10 – UN Watch condemned today’s election of Mauritania, a country that allows 800,000
December 10, 2012
Côte d’Ivoire
Despite Military Atrocities, Ivory Coast Elected as UN Disarmament Commission Vice-Chair
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Dec. 5, 2012 — Despite massive abuses by its military recently committed during a brutal crackdown, Côte d’Ivoire was elected yesterday by
December 5, 2012
United Nations
40 MPs & NGOs protest Chavez election today to U.N.’s top rights body
PRESS RELEASE Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda GENEVA, Nov. 12, 2012 — Forty
November 12, 2012
Côte d’Ivoire
U.N. Election Results Soon: Chavez & Pakistan to Win — But U.S. May Lose — U.N. Human Rights Council Seats
PRESS RELEASE Rights groups protest sure win by Pakistan, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, and UAE NEW YORK, Nov. 12 — At around 11:30
November 12, 2012