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Russia gave $50,000 to UN expert who wrote report calling Russia a victim
U.N. Clash: Opposition Refutes Venezuela FM at Human Rights Council
Diego Arria calls on ICC to indict Venezuela’s Maduro for ‘crimes against humanity’
Activists urge U.N. rights council to expel Venezuela, urge 'robust response' to Maduro address on Monday
Hold Urgent Debate on Venezuela before Maduro speaks to U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch comment on Canada's announcement of $25 million for UNRWA
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador to Receive Human Rights Award
UN must hold urgent session on Venezuela's midnight arrest of democracy leaders
Turkey to deport Iranian journalist who wrote for Israeli site, now faces execution
Africa
UN Peacekeepers should protect victims in South Sudan
South Africa’s troubling stance on gay rights
Issue 595: When Elie Wiesel Healed a Rwandan Genocide Victim
Asia
UN to condemn North Korea for exploiting overseas laborers
All States Should Freeze North Korean Regime Assets
Sri Lanka’s progress not a replacement for justice and accountability
Human rights must not be forgotten amid Myanmar’s positive steps towards democracy
Europe
Issue 601: Turkey releases Orhan Kemal Cengiz, but with travel ban; “UN must speak out”
There must be accountability for the Ukraine conflict
We must bring to an end the intolerable state of affairs in Belarus
Issue 591: UK, France, Germany join UN to single out Israel as world’s only violator of health rights
Latin America
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador Receives Human Rights Award
Issue 611: Report: Venezuela used 500 front groups to subvert today’s UN right’s review
Report: Venezuela used 500 front groups to subvert today’s UN review of its rights record
Venezuela fails to silence UN Watch for exposing abuses
Middle East
Syrian regime envoy honored by UN chief Ban Ki-moon
Sisi’s Egypt replaces Saudis as chair of UN rights panel
Turkey cloaks rights abuses with UN activities: others let them
Take Action: Tell EU to Stop Backing WHO’s Anti-Israeli Prejudice
North America
Issue 591: UK, France, Germany join UN to single out Israel as world’s only violator of health rights
Issue 590: Has the UN Human Rights Council Become Frankenstein?
Issue 589: UN Watch testifies in U.S. Congress: UN Human Rights Council Has Turned Into Frankenstein
Issue 574: Ten Questions for Ban Ki-moon as He Visits Canada Today
Oceania
Micronesia has taken firm and principled positions in support of peace, human rights and equality
Afghanistan
Bonn summit could “legitimize the Taliban,” warns Afghan women’s rights activist
Issue 320: Bonn summit could “legitimize the Taliban,” warns Afghan women’s rights activist
Issue 289: Double Standard? UN Reaction to Bin Ladin vs. Yassin
UN Watch Rips UN Human Rights Council for “Year of Inaction & Double Standards”
Algeria
Algeria to serve on key UN human rights panel, screening individual complaints
“Black Day for Human Rights”: Global Outrage as UN Elects China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia to Top Rights Body
NGOs Release Report Urging EU & US to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia in Next Week’s Election to UN Human Rights Council
“List of Shame”: World’s Worst Abusers Running for UN Human Rights Council Seats
Belarus
We must bring to an end the intolerable state of affairs in Belarus
It is time for Belarus to demonstrate that it respects minimal international standards
It is time for Belarus to release all political prisoners
Iran attacks "Zionist regime," embraces UN's Durban II racism conference
Belgium
Full Text: Belgian PM ‘regrets’ electing Saudis to U.N. Women’s Rights Commission
Calls for Belgian FM to Resign as Saudi-gate also roils Sweden, Ireland, Norway – Exposed by UN Watch
Leaked e-mails: Belgium made sure Saudis knew it voted regime onto U.N. women’s rights commission
Belgian FM defends election of Saudi Arabia to U.N. women’s rights body, advocates ‘dialogue’
Bolivia
Bolivia must protect its most vulnerable groups
Conflict of Interest: UN’s Jean Ziegler made country visits to praise political friends, not fight world’s hunger emergencies
Burma (Myanmar)
Human rights must not be forgotten amid Myanmar’s positive steps towards democracy
Commentary: U.N. Adopts Resolutions on Iran, Syria, N. Korea, Burma
Released Burma Dissident: We're On a Leash
Burma Receives High-Level Visitors, but Reforms Slow
Burundi
This Council must bring to an end the abuses of the Government of Burundi
Burundi’s UN envoy denounces “plot” to oust country from UN rights council
Draft UNGA Resolution to Suspend Burundi From UN Human Rights Council
UN rights council must rescind “absurd” election of Burundi, says UN Watch
Cambodia
Issue 207: UN Watch Speaks Out for Cambodian Victims
Canada
UN Watch Salutes Canada’s Justin Trudeau for Opposing 6 Anti-Israel Resolutions at U.N.
Issue 591: UK, France, Germany join UN to single out Israel as world’s only violator of health rights
Issue 574: Ten Questions for Ban Ki-moon as He Visits Canada Today
New Canadian PM Trudeau Votes No on 16 Anti-Israel U.N. Resolutions
Central African Republic
Whistleblower quits UN human rights office, cites “complete impunity” over child rape by peacekeepers
Resignation of top UN rights official who failed to act on peacekeeper rape of children underscores need for accountability
UN rights official who ignored African child rape by French troops resigns; UN Watch reacts
The Council should protect women and refugees in the Central African Republic
China
Does OHCHR Enable China’s Harassment of Dissidents?
‘Evil cult’: China slams Falun Gong activist at U.N. rights debate
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
2016 UNHRC Election: Ready-to-Use Quotes by Dissidents and Activists
Congo
End sexual violence in the Congo
UN Watch slams election of Congo & Kuwait to UN rights council, hails defeat of Nicaragua
Rights groups oppose UN rights seats for Congo, Kuwait, Nicaragua; question India, Indonesia, Philippines, Burkina Faso
50 Rights Groups Urge UN to Reinstate Congo Monitor
Côte d’Ivoire
Despite Military Atrocities, Ivory Coast Elected as UN Disarmament Commission Vice-Chair
U.N. Election Results Soon: Chavez & Pakistan to Win — But U.S. May Lose — U.N. Human Rights Council Seats
Cuba
Cuba’s propaganda blitz; Shame on UNHRC & Virginia Dandan for enabling lies
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
2016 UNHRC Election: Ready-to-Use Quotes by Dissidents and Activists
UN: Don’t Elect Cuba to Human Rights Council
Cyprus
UN Watch speaks on human rights in Cyprus; hopes for end of Turkish occupation
Czech Republic
Czechs pull out of UN’s “Durban III” racism conference
Issue 303: Prague pulls out of UN’s Durban III “Anti-Racism” Conference
Darfur
Mia Farrow Heads Campaign to Block Sudan from UN Rights Council
Stop Bashir
The Seven Excuses of Inaction for Darfur
Issue 194: The Seven Excuses of Inaction for Darfur
Ecuador
Issue 326: UN Human Rights Council condemns Syria – only Russia, China, Cuba & Ecuador oppose
Egypt
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
UN: Don’t Elect Egypt to the Human Rights Council
Egyptian envoy boycotts UN’s new monitor on anti-gay violence; “contrary to my convictions and the values I stand for”
Sisi’s Egypt replaces Saudis as chair of UN rights panel
Eritrea
Eritrean government must put aside empty promises and protect citizens’ human rights
Issue 568: UN Watch-led Geneva Summit for Human Rights to Turn Global Spotlight on Gross Abuses Worldwide
UN rushes against Israel, stalls on Eritrea
Rights Group Welcomes ‘Landmark’ UN Vote Creating Inquiry on Eritrea Abuses
Ethiopia
End human rights violations in Ethiopia
U.N. Election Results Soon: Chavez & Pakistan to Win — But U.S. May Lose — U.N. Human Rights Council Seats
France
No, President Hollande, focusing on Israel won’t bring “stability” to Syria, Iraq or Yemen
April 2016 UNESCO resolution negating Jewish ties to Temple Mount
NGO urges UN to condemn ‘global epidemic’ of anti-Semitic incidents
NGO urges UN to condemn ‘global epidemic’ of anti-Semitic incidents
Gaza
Issue 603: UN Watch Op-Ed in The Jerusalem Report: “The aid workers aiding Hamas”
Rare: UN chief rebukes Hamas leaders for celebrating Tel Aviv terror attack
Vilifying Israel, ruining Venezuela: How Nicolas Maduro’s regime is spreading anti-Semitism abroad and abusing its power at home
Issue 584: UN Watch Executive Director Interviewed in New Documentary Film: “Beyond Paranoia: The War Against the Jews”
Haiti
U.N. Wrong to Reject New Evidence It Caused Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic
Haiti must end long pretrial detention
The UN should guarantee rights protection and development in Haiti
U.N. Wrong to Reject New Evidence It Caused Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic
Iran
Turkey to deport Iranian journalist who wrote for Israeli site, now faces execution
Hypocrisy: Sweden to present U.N. resolution on Iran’s human rights record
Walk of shame: Sweden’s “first feminist government” don hijabs in Iran
Western-drafted UN resolution lavishes praise on Iran, along with criticism
Iraq
UN: Don’t Elect Iraq to Human Rights Council
Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil Addresses UN Human Rights Council on Genocide Report
Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil to Respond in UNHRC to Report Finding Genocide
Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Fail to Silence Hillel Neuer; Defended by USA, UK, Netherlands, Canada
Ireland
Irish Coverage: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Israel
Human Rights Violations Ignored by UN Palestine Rapporteur Michael Lynk
UN investigator of Israel ‘did not hear any demand’ to also examine PA, Hamas
Text of Egypt’s UNSC Draft Resolution on Settlements
Top Ten Most Insane U.N. Anti-Israel Actions of 2016
Japan
Issue 185: Canada, E.U. Members, Japan Refuse to Back Arab-Sponsored Free Pass for Hamas
Jordan
Comment on Saudi-Jordan Trade of UN Seats
Comment on Saudi-Jordan Trade of UN Seats
Top EU Lawmakers Urge Own Governments to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia in UN Rights Council Election
NGOs Release Report Urging EU & US to Oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia in Next Week’s Election to UN Human Rights Council
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan should protect the rights of its citizens
Italian coalition may fall over illegal deportation of Kazakh mother and daughter
UN rights experts urge Italy to seek return of illegally deported Kazakh mother and daughter
UN rights council hears testimony on "unjust" Italian deportation of Kazakhstan dissident's wife and child
Lebanon
Lebanon tries in vain to deflect UN Watch criticism of rights abuses
Lebanon Fails to Reverse UN Censure of Hizbullah
Report by UN Lebanon Inquiry is One-Sided
UN Watch Demands Investigation of UNIFIL Aid to Hezbollah
Libya
Qaddafi’s Libya wins presidency of UN human rights commission
Libya should ensure the full respect of all human rights
Annick Cojean at the 2014 Geneva Summit for Human Rights
U.N.-adopted report on Qaddafi rights record is "abhorrent," says Amnesty USA chief
Macedonia
UN Watch speaks on human rights in Macedonia
Maldives
The Maldives must release former president Nasheed immediately
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands speaks out against demonization and double-standards at the UN General Assembly
Mauritania
Prominent Mauritanian anti-slavery activist speaks for UN Watch at HRC
Rights abusers win coveted UN rights posts
Iran sweeps coveted UN rights posts
Biram Dah Abeid at the 2014 Geneva Summit for Human Rights
Mexico
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador Receives Human Rights Award
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia has taken firm and principled positions in support of peace, human rights and equality
Nicaragua
Defend the rights of victims in Nicaragua
UN Watch slams election of Congo & Kuwait to UN rights council, hails defeat of Nicaragua
Rights groups oppose UN rights seats for Congo, Kuwait, Nicaragua; question India, Indonesia, Philippines, Burkina Faso
Syria’s Assad seeks UN rights council seat after Qaddafi ousted
Nigeria
UN Watch statement on today’s urgent session on Boko Haram
When will the UN take action for the innocent victims of Boko Haram?
UN Watch Rips UN Human Rights Council for “Year of Inaction & Double Standards”
EU and UN Rights Chief Must Reject Proposal Against Free Speech, Zionism, at Today’s Durban II Session
North Korea
UN to condemn North Korea for exploiting overseas laborers
Take Action: Send North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un to the ICC
All States Should Freeze North Korean Regime Assets
The plight of North Korean women defectors
Norway
Calls for Belgian FM to Resign as Saudi-gate also roils Sweden, Ireland, Norway – Exposed by UN Watch
Norway speaks out against dictators controlling UN
Issue 283: Video: UNW on CNN’s Backstory * Upcoming Events in Oslo, New York, Geneva, Cincinnati, Cleveland, DC, Toronto, London
Issue 266: 40 NGOs Urge U.N. Rights Chief to Attend Oslo Nobel Ceremony and Show Support for Chinese Dissident
Pakistan
Issue 582: Dictators Fail to Silence UN Watch: Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Object to Speech Challenging Membership
Outrage: Venezuela, Pakistan, UAE, Ethiopia, Burundi Slated to Win UN Rights Council Seats
UN Watch’s Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
Human Rights Day: “Please Don’t Abandon Me”
Palestinians
Human Rights Violations Ignored by UN Palestine Rapporteur Michael Lynk
UN investigator of Israel ‘did not hear any demand’ to also examine PA, Hamas
U.N.’s WHO hides positive report on Israel, adopts Syrian-backed censure
Today: 6 UN resolutions on Israel; texts ignore Jewish ties to Temple Mount, urge transfer of Golan to Syria
Qatar
Video: UN Watch calls out false praise for Qatar’s rights record by China, Iran, Turkey
Issue 505: “I see no objection”: UN adopts report praising Qatar’s human rights record after UN Watch lists objections
UNHRC on Qatar: "I see no objection"
UNHRC on Qatar: “I see no objection”
Russia
Russia gave $50,000 to UN expert who wrote report calling Russia a victim
2016 UNHRC Election: Ready-to-Use Quotes by Dissidents and Activists
UN Watch Launches Opposition to Right Abusers as Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Cuba Seek Re-Election to UN Human Rights Council
Canadian media report on UN Watch campaign opposing UN election of rights abusers
Rwanda
Clash at U.N.: U.S. defends rights group from fist-banging Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan, after calls to expel abusers from U.N. rights council
UN Watch to Award Annual Human Rights Prizes to Rwanda Genocide Survivor and Canadian Activist for Iranian Women Facing Execution
Issue 22: The temporary moratorium on hiring more French and Canadian defense lawyers for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
U.N. debates Saudi women’s rights
Saudis win U.N. human rights seat for propaganda, false legitimacy
U.N. holds lavish NGO forum in Saudi Arabia while rights activists languish in prison
Belgian Coverage: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
South Africa
South Africa’s troubling stance on gay rights
Issue 293: U.S. pulls out of U.N.’s controversial Durban III summit
Rights activists urge South Africa to 'vote like a democracy' on Security Council, recall poor voting record of prior term
Rights activists urge South Africa to ‘vote like a democracy’ on Security Council, recall poor voting record of prior term
South Sudan
UN Peacekeepers should protect victims in South Sudan
Joint NGO Letter on AU Commission of Inquiry report on South Sudan
Council must address deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan and the Central African Republic
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s progress not a replacement for justice and accountability
The people of Sri Lanka deserve an end to impunity
After Praising Sri Lanka for Killing 40,000 Civilians, The U.N. Must Atone
U.N. blacks out memo admitting Human Rights Council failure on Sri Lanka accountability
Sudan
U.N. elects genocidal Sudan Vice-Chair of Committee on NGOs
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
UN’s Idriss Jazairy thinks genocidal Sudan is the human rights victim
Mia Farrow Heads Campaign to Block Sudan from UN Rights Council
Sweden
Belgian Coverage: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Calls for Belgian FM to Resign as Saudi-gate also roils Sweden, Ireland, Norway – Exposed by UN Watch
Hypocrisy: Sweden to present U.N. resolution on Iran’s human rights record
Walk of shame: Sweden’s “first feminist government” don hijabs in Iran
Switzerland
Swiss FM condemns UNRWA teachers’ incitement ‘in strongest terms’, but defends organization
Switzerland Should Suspend UNHRC Nomination of Jean Ziegler Ahead of Tomorrow’s Election
Swiss president responds to N. Korean defectors’ appeal: won’t freeze regime bank accounts unless U.N. requests
Today: As UN debates North Korean human rights, 20 famous survivors of atrocities urge Switzerland to freeze regime bank accounts
Syria
Russia’s abuses in Ukraine – UN Watch testimony at UNHRC
U.N.’s WHO hides positive report on Israel, adopts Syrian-backed censure
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
Syrian regime envoy honored by UN chief Ban Ki-moon
Tibet
Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Fail to Silence Hillel Neuer; Defended by USA, UK, Netherlands, Canada
UN Watch’s Geneva rights summit draws world attention, spotlights Boko Haram, ISIS, China, Cuba, France, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet, Turkey, Venezuela
UN Watch Honors Top Canadian Minister for ‘Moral Courage,’ Drawing Praise from Dalai Lama
Human Rights Activists and Community Leaders Praise UN Watch Award to Canadian Minister Jason Kenney
Turkey
Turkey to deport Iranian journalist who wrote for Israeli site, now faces execution
Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar Receives Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award
UN must protest Turkey’s “absurd” indictment of human rights lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz
Issue 601: Turkey releases Orhan Kemal Cengiz, but with travel ban; “UN must speak out”
U.S.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Hussein has been shockingly silent in the face of deadly anti-Semitic attacks in Europe, but he accuses Trump of inaction on anti-Semitism
What Nikki Haley Said About the U.N. at Her Senate Confirmation Hearing
Issue 591: UK, France, Germany join UN to single out Israel as world’s only violator of health rights
Issue 590: Has the UN Human Rights Council Become Frankenstein?
UAE
UN’s Idriss Jazairy thinks genocidal Sudan is the human rights victim
UN opens $22 million “Emirates Hall” as Gulf petrodollars buy influence
Outrage: Venezuela, Pakistan, UAE, Ethiopia, Burundi Slated to Win UN Rights Council Seats
U.N. Election Results Soon: Chavez & Pakistan to Win — But U.S. May Lose — U.N. Human Rights Council Seats
Uganda
Rights abusers win coveted UN rights posts
Leading Ugandan LGBT activist to speak at Geneva Summit
UK
Calls for Belgian FM to Resign as Saudi-gate also roils Sweden, Ireland, Norway – Exposed by UN Watch
UK breaks with EU at U.N., changes stance on Israel, adopts UN Watch statistics
UK’s glossy Arabic brochure for UNHRC campaign suggests ‘squalid vote deals’
NGO urges UN to condemn ‘global epidemic’ of anti-Semitic incidents
Ukraine
Russia’s abuses in Ukraine – UN Watch testimony at UNHRC
There must be accountability for the Ukraine conflict
All armed groups should respect human rights in the Ukrainian territories under their control
Issue 568: UN Watch-led Geneva Summit for Human Rights to Turn Global Spotlight on Gross Abuses Worldwide
Venezuela
Mitzy de Ledezma: Expel Venezuela from this Council
Rosaura Valentini, wife of Yon Goicoechea, testifies in the UN
“Venezuela is under the control of organized criminal gangs”: Aunt of Leopoldo López testifies in the UN
Diego Arria calls on ICC to indict Venezuela’s Maduro for ‘crimes against humanity’
Vietnam
UN: Venezuela fails to silence political prisoners’ appeal for amnesty
UN silences group seeking human rights in Vietnam
Human Rights Council should reject report on Vietnam
Dang Xuong Hung at the 2014 Geneva Summit for Human Rights
Yazidis
Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil Addresses UN Human Rights Council on Genocide Report
Audio: Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil Gives UN Press Conference on Genocide Finding
Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil to Respond in UNHRC to Report Finding Genocide
Issue 593: “Genocide is occurring”: UNHRC must ratify experts’ finding to protect Yazidis
Yemen
Double-standards: The Gaza vs. Yemen conflicts
Help the children who suffer in Yemen
UN Watch Rips UN Human Rights Council for “Year of Inaction & Double Standards”
Zimbabwe
Rights abusers win coveted UN rights posts
UN Watch Releases Annual Rating: “Top 10 Worst U.N. Decisions of 2013”
Mugabe Hosting UN Summit for Zimbabwe “Rebranding”
UK, Canada protest Mugabe's UN tourism summit
Human Rights Council
Mitzy de Ledezma: Expel Venezuela from this Council
Rosaura Valentini, wife of Yon Goicoechea, testifies in the UN
Hold Urgent Debate on Venezuela before Maduro speaks to U.N. Human Rights Council
Hillel Neuer vs. Ken Roth
Thematic Human Rights
Does OHCHR Enable China’s Harassment of Dissidents?
Hillel Neuer vs. Ken Roth
Egyptian U.N. Chair Refuses to Thank UN Watch Director for Speech
Belgian Coverage: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
UN Watch
Canada & UNRWA: Enhanced Due Diligence? A new report by UN Watch
Video goes viral: 2.5 million worldwide view UN Watch director’s challenge to Arab regimes: “Where Are Your Jews?”
“Algerien, Ägypten, Syrien, Irak, Wo sind eure Juden?” – Hillel Neuer in der UNO
In 90 Seconds, Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Dictators
UN-Israel Controversies
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador Receives Human Rights Award
Western U. Response Disregards Discriminatory Effect of Support For Michael Lynk’s UN Mandate
U.N. Palestine monitor calls for moves to challenge Israel’s membership in world body
Canada’s Western University supporting anti-Israel U.N. mandate of Michael Lynk
United Nations
Moral Courage: Mexico’s Former UNESCO Ambassador Receives Human Rights Award
Does OHCHR Enable China’s Harassment of Dissidents?
‘Israeli Apartheid’ Alleged at U.N. Women’s Day in Beirut
Report: U.N.’s Mideast Agency Obsessed with ‘Israeli Apartheid’
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