
Irregularities, Old Habits Plague UN Human Rights Council Transition
PRESS RELEASE Canada ignored, Israel censured, Darfur atrocities dismissed Geneva, June 20, 2007 — Confusion, old habits and a new sense of lawlessness continued to plague the

PRESS RELEASE Canada ignored, Israel censured, Darfur atrocities dismissed Geneva, June 20, 2007 — Confusion, old habits and a new sense of lawlessness continued to plague the

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, June 18, 2007 — UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer issued the following statement today regarding the Human Rights Council president’s text: Defining

PRESS RELEASE Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia also among 15-member bureau Geneva, June 15, 2007 — Libya is the sole candidate for the post of Chair of

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, June 14, 2007 — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s stance on Darfur has “dissipated pressure rather than building it,” according to an appeal published today

PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Advocate & former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler: “Mandate Violated Fundamental Justice” Geneva, June 13, 2007 — Canadian parliamentarian and former justice minister

PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Advocate and former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler: “Mandate Violated Fundamental Justice” Geneva, June 13, 2007 — In a powerful speech today

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, June 7, 2007 — UN Watch released new details (Click here or see below) confirming that the Bangladeshi government is blocking Ms. Sigma Huda, the

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, June 4, 2007 — A reform proposal released today by the UN’s top human rights body is a setback and a cause for alarm, while

PRESS RELEASE Existing violators incude China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia Geneva, May 17, 2007 — After a year of failed reforms and disappointment at

PRESS RELEASE Angola, Egypt, and Qatar join existing members China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia Geneva, May 17, 2007 — UN Watch welcomed the defeat of

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 15, 2007 — Belarus and Egypt must release jailed opposition leaders, journalists and bloggers before Thursday’s elections for the UN’s top human

PRESS RELEASE New York, May 7, 2007 — The non-governmental organizations UN Watch and Freedom House issued a joint evaluation of the candidates for the United Nations