PRESS RELEASE Geneva, April 30, 2008 — In advance of today’s scheduled debate, a series of aggressive and seemingly endless objections by the government of
PRESS RELEASE Planning meeting opens with Islamic-led attacks against free speech, Western democracies and a Canadian Jewish NGO Geneva, April 24, 2008 — According to diplomatic
In advance of next week’s first major planning session of the UN’s “Durban II” conference on racism, member states have filled out questionnaires on their
Reporting by Leon Saltiel. At the UN Human Rights Council today, Egypt as chair of the African group led informal consultations on its draft resolution
The Ad Hoc Committee of the UN Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards — a follow-up group to the 2001 Durban conference
In what may be a portent of things to come, Islamic accusations against the West dominated a UN session today dedicated to follow-up of the
The U.S. is up for review this week before the 18-member UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), on February 21 and 22.
Geneva rights group welcomes today’s principled statement by Secretary Rice Geneva, February 14, 2008 — After South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki announced that his country
UN Watch welcomed the new clarification issued today by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, in response to its Jan. 28, 2008 letter
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and her UN envoy, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, won plaudits for casting the sole opposing vote on a UN budget
Guess who’s coming to town? The Libyans, of course. Fresh from his uncontested victory at the Security Council (see our previous blog), Colonel Qaddafi will be smiling
Guess who’s coming to town? The Libyans, of course. Fresh from his uncontested victory at the Security Council (see our previous blog), Colonel Qaddafi will be smiling
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