PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, December 31, 2013 – UN Watch today released its annual rating of the Top 10 Worst UN Decisions of 2013, and expressed concern that 2014 begins tomorrow with China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia taking their new seats on the UN Human Rights Council.
“When the UN gives credit to oppressive regimes, millions of human rights victims pay the price,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based human rights group. “Instead of elevating and legitimizing dictatorships, the UN should be advocating for the release of their political prisoners.”
On the eve of the UNHRC’s annual session, on February 25, 2014, UN Watch will gather some of the world’s most courageous champions of human rights for its 6th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, to put a spotlight on urgent situations that require the UN’s attention. Journalists can register here. Top 10 Worst U.N. Decisions of 2013
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UN Watch Releases Annual Rating: "Top 10 Worst U.N. Decisions of 2013"
PRESS RELEASE
GENEVA, December 31, 2013 – UN Watch today released its annual rating of the Top 10 Worst UN Decisions of 2013, and expressed concern that 2014 begins tomorrow with China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia taking their new seats on the UN Human Rights Council.
“When the UN gives credit to oppressive regimes, millions of human rights victims pay the price,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based human rights group. “Instead of elevating and legitimizing dictatorships, the UN should be advocating for the release of their political prisoners.”
On the eve of the UNHRC’s annual session, on February 25, 2014, UN Watch will gather some of the world’s most courageous champions of human rights for its 6th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, to put a spotlight on urgent situations that require the UN’s attention. Journalists can register here.
Top 10 Worst U.N. Decisions of 2013
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