PRESS RELEASE UN Watch says Hilal Elver is ‘unfit to serve,’ urges U.S. ambassador Samantha Power to oppose her in Thursday’s election Hilal Elver, co-director with her
PRESS RELEASE Also elected: Russia, China, genocidal Sudan, Cuba, Pakistan, Turkey, slave-holding Mauritania NGOs protest “Black Day for Human Rights” Iranian brought to the gallows in
PRESS RELEASE Only U.S. can stop these outrageously partisan and problematic appointments Judge Richard Goldstone (second from right) and Christine Chinkin (right) at public hearings in 2009
PRESS RELEASE Diplomats say that Indonesia’s former UN envoy is slated to become the next Human Rights Council monitor for Palestinian issues, but his objectivity is being questioned Indonesia’s former
PRESS RELEASE Today: Campaign launches to suspend Russia, China, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia from the Human Rights Council as they take their new seats and
PRESS RELEASE Tribune de Geneve: Gurry’s Dubious Deals With Putin, China Anger WIPO Members; Technology Transfers to Iran, North Korea Spark U.S. Outrage GENEVA, Nov. 20 — In wake
PRESS RELEASE Reaction by UN Watch and MPs worldwide GENEVA, Nov. 12 — Today the UN General Assembly elected egregious human rights abusers China, Russia,
PRESS RELEASE Dissidents oppose candidacies of own governments; Global coalition of MPs, NGOs urge world leaders to speak out GENEVA, November 11, 2013 – Tomorrow
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, November 8, 2013 – In reaction to news reports that Jordan’s pull-out from next week’s UN human rights council election (see below)
PRESS RELEASE BREAKING DEVELOPMENT: JORDAN PULLS OUT, CREATING ‘CLEAN SLATE’ FOR CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA & VIETNAM GENEVA, November 7, 2013 – Top European lawmakers today
New Report: UNHRC Candidates China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Vietnam are “Not Qualified”; Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, South Sudan, Uruguay are “Questionable”
UN Watch urges U.S. & EU officials to back women protesters by blocking Saudi bid for Human Rights Council seat on Nov. 12 GENEVA, October
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