Saudi Arabia
U.N. Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Saudi Arabia was today elected to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term beginning in March 2023, at the first
April 13, 2022
Press Release
Human Rights
Russia’s Ouster From UN Rights Council is ‘Turning Point’
GENEVA, April 6, 2022 — The independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch, which spearheaded the campaign (see below) to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, welcomed today’s
April 8, 2022
Russia
New push to oust Russia from U.N. rights council
UN Watch has circulated a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, which the watchdog group entered
April 3, 2022
Antisemitism
Report: UN to name investigator on Israel who compares it to Nazi Germany
GENEVA, March 29, 2022 — The U.N. Human Rights Council is planning to violate its own impartiality rules by appointing a new investigator on Palestinian
March 29, 2022
Human Rights
Iran to join U.N. women’s rights commission
GENEVA, March 24, 2022 — Iran will tomorrow begin a 4-year term on the UN’s top women’s rights body, having been elected last year with
March 24, 2022
Antisemitism
Palestinian Apartheid Exposed at U.N. Inquiry
Geneva, March 9, 2022 – The Geneva-based human rights organization UN Watch announced today that it has submitted a 34-page report on Palestinian apartheid to a United Nations commission
March 10, 2022
Human Rights
Rights Group Condemns ‘Immoral’ UNHRC Delay of Ukraine Urgent Debate Until Thursday
GENEVA, February 28, 2022 — The independent non-governmental human rights organization UN Watch condemned the decision of the UN’s top human rights forum to wait until
February 28, 2022
Antisemitism
UN nominates ‘Israel apartheid’ activist to be Palestine rapporteur
GENEVA, February 24, 2022 — A radical pro-Palestinian advocate who routinely calls Israel an “apartheid” state and equates Palestinian suffering with the Nazi Holocaust has
February 24, 2022
25 Human Rights NGOs Announce Activist NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom as 2022 Courage Award Winner
GENEVA, February 22, 2022 – A cross-regional coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that its prestigious international human rights award will go this
February 22, 2022
United Nations
UN: ‘Sanction Israeli Apartheid’ Campaigner to Stay Chair of Israel Inquiry
In response to a legal petition filed today by UN Watch, the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council defended Navi Pillay’s appointment to
February 15, 2022
North Korea
North Korea to chair UN disarmament forum on nuclear weapons, US & EU should walk out
GENEVA, January 26, 2022 — The United Nations has announced that North Korea will chair the world disarmament forum which negotiated the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty,
January 27, 2022
Human Rights
Syria Praised on Human Rights at UN Review
GENEVA, January 24, 2022 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Syria during a mandatory human rights review
January 24, 2022