China
U.N. Exhibit Praises China’s Human Rights Record
PRESS RELEASE 36 NGOs Urge U.N. Rights Chief to Attend Oslo Nobel Ceremony and Support Chinese Dissident GENEVA, December 10, 2010 – Rights groups expressed
December 10, 2010
Press Release
Human Rights
NGO Meets Red Cross to Petition for Release of Shalit, Hold Hamas Accountable for Violating International Law
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, December 10, 2010 — As demonstrators worldwide today called for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, UN Watch Executive Director
December 10, 2010
China
24 NGOs Urge U.N. Rights Chief to Attend Oslo Nobel Ceremony and Show Support for Chinese Dissident
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, December 9, 2010 – An international coalition of 24 human rights and non-governmental organizations appealed today to U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay to
December 9, 2010
Iran
Rights groups condemn election of Saudi Arabia to UN’s new women’s rights agency, laud defeat of Iran
PRESS RELEASE New York, November 10, 2010 – Human rights groups condemned today’s election of Saudi Arabia to the governing board of the UN’s new women’s rights
November 10, 2010
Libya
Victims: Remove Qaddafi From UN Rights Council After Today’s Review of Libyan Record
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, November 9, 2010 – Victims of Libyan torture and terrorism said today that the Qaddafi regime’s report to a U.N. Human Rights Council
November 9, 2010
Libya
UN Rights Council Adopts Report on U.S. Record, Libya Praised
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, November 9, 2010 – The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a report on the United States’ record with 228 recommendations, while Libya was praised by many
November 9, 2010
U.S.
Rogue Regimes Stack Speakers List in Ambush of U.S. at U.N. Rights Review
PRESS RELEASE UN Watch Backgrounder on U.N.’s 1st UPR Review of America’s Human Rights Record Geneva, November 5, 2010 — The U.S. was ambushed today at
November 5, 2010
U.S.
U.S. Envoy to UN Rights Council Lauds UN Watch’s 8-Point Action Plan
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, October 26, 2010 — The Obama Administration’s representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council said today that UN Watch’s eight-point plan for U.S. action
October 26, 2010
Israel
Report: German Professor Heading U.N.’s ‘Goldstone II’ Committee Accused Israel of World War II ‘Barbarism’, Removal Urged
PRESS RELEASE Prior to Chairing U.N. Probe, Christian Tomuschat Said Israel Was “State Terrorist” Unwilling to Investigate GENEVA, Oct. 21 – The German law professor
October 21, 2010
Petitions & Appeals
Rights activists urge South Africa to ‘vote like a democracy’ on Security Council, recall poor voting record of prior term
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, October 12, 2010 – UN Watch congratulated Colombia, Germany, India and South Africa on their election as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council
October 12, 2010
China
NGO raps UN chiefs’ failure to call for Chinese prisoner’s release
PRESS RELEASE Ban Ki-moon praised China’s “remarkable advances” GENEVA, October 11, 2010 – A Geneva-based human rights group welcomed today’s call by four UN experts
October 11, 2010
Hillel Neuer
U.N. Flotilla Probe: “Even If Bin Laden Himself Were on Ship, Israel’s Blockade Still Illegal”
PRESS RELEASE NGO: U.N. Probe Ignored Evidence on Islamist Passengers’ Bid for ‘Martyrdom’ GENEVA, Sept. 28 – The U.N. commission into Israel’s May 31 flotilla
September 28, 2010