Human Rights
Moin Kikhia Urges Action on Human Rights in Libya
Mohamed “Moin” Mansour El Kikhia, a Libyan pro-democracy activist, addresses the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 23, 2026.
March 25, 2026
Libya
Human Rights
72% of UNHRC Reps Praise Libya on Human Rights
GENEVA, November 11, 2020 — Country speakers taking the floor today at the UN Human Rights Council showered praise on Libya, during a mandatory human rights review
November 11, 2020
Libya
Libya: New UNHRC mandate not serious
Many praised the new UNHRC resolution on Libya saying it will end impunity for rights violations, but the facts that it praises the government, fails
June 25, 2020
Human Rights
Tyrants celebrate as U.N. elects Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya, Sudan to top rights body
GENEVA, October 17, 2019 – The U.N.’s election today of serial abusers of human rights —Venezuela, Mauritania, Libya and Sudan — to its highest human rights body drew sharp
October 17, 2019
Libya
Libya set to win seat on UN's top human rights body, despite abuses
Libya’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The
October 12, 2019
Human Rights
Report: Abuser states set to win top U.N. rights posts
GENEVA, October 11, 2019 – Ahead of next Thursday’s UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from
October 11, 2019
Libya
Will Venezuela’s UN delegates defect as Libya’s did?
On Feb. 25, 2011, Adel Shaltut of Libya’s U.N. mission in Geneva defected before an urgent session of the U.N. Human Rights council, and denounced
February 25, 2019
Burundi
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
GENEVA, April 16, 2018 – A Swiss-based watchdog organization today called on the world body not to elect a “rogues’ gallery of the world’s worst human
April 16, 2018
Human Rights
Qaddafi’s Libya wins presidency of UN human rights commission
The UN falsely claims that nothing can be done to stop the world’s most misogynistic regime from being allowed to head a UN human rights
September 27, 2015
Libya
From the Archives: Qaddafi’s Libya wins presidency of UN human rights commission
The UN falsely claims that nothing could have been done to stop the world’s most misogynistic regime from being allowed to head a UN human rights
September 27, 2015
Libya
Libya should ensure the full respect of all human rights
Statement by UN Watch UNHRC 30th Session Agenda Item 6, Adoption of Libya UPR report 25 September 2015 Delivered by Maygane Janin Thank you, Mr.
September 25, 2015
Afghanistan
The UN should do more for people of Libya, Afghanistan, South Sudan
UN Watch Statement Human Rights Council, 28th Session Item 10: GD on HC/SG/OHCHR country reports 26 March 2015 Delivered by Edwina Tam Thank you, Mr.
March 26, 2015