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UN to elect 6 more abusers to rights council on Friday, NGOs protest
Russian justice minister confronted by dissident in UN rights debate
Venezuela FM lies to Human Rights Council; UN Watch responds
UN Watch Mourns Kofi Annan, 'Advocate of UN Reform'
UN Watch mourns the loss of Kofi Annan, a revered statesman who will be remembered as the secretary-general who led the move to scrap the UN’s discredited Human Rights Commission, and who was the first UN chief to publicly and repeatedly call for an end to the UN’s obsessive and one-sided targeting of Israel.
Questions for New UN Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet Over Cuba & Venezuela Policy
Venezuela's UN rep tries to shut down UN Watch's Hillel Neuer
Rights Group Lodges UN Case Against Cuba for Release of Jailed Dissident Dr. Eduardo Cardet
One year later — the answer to “Where Are Your Jews?”
Africa
Angola elected to top U.N. rights body, despite gross violations and massive corruption
Islamic & African Nations Boycott Meeting With First U.N. Expert on Anti-Gay Violence
UN Peacekeepers should protect victims in South Sudan
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
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
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
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
Angola
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Angola elected to top U.N. rights body, despite gross violations and massive corruption
Bahrain
Bahrain set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
Bangladesh
Bangladesh set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
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
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
Sick: U.N. delegates shower praise on genocidal Burundi regime
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
This Council must bring to an end the abuses of the Government of Burundi
Cambodia
Issue 207: UN Watch Speaks Out for Cambodian Victims
Cameroon
Cameroon set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
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
Big tent? No, big lie.
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
China’s UN rep spies on dissident, interrupts UN testimony three times
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
Congo
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
DR Congo elected to top U.N. rights body, despite widespread human rights violations
End sexual violence in the Congo
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 receives UN complaint on political prisoner Eduardo Cardet
Rights Group Lodges UN Case Against Cuba for Release of Jailed Dissident Dr. Eduardo Cardet
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. 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
Eritrea set to win seat on UN ‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
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
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
Nikki Haley blasts UN bias over Hamas’ Gaza riots
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
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
Nikki Haley blasts UN bias over Hamas’ Gaza riots
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
Iraq
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
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
Ireland
Irish Coverage: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Israel
UN Resolution on Gaza Emboldens Hamas
WHO Singles Out Israel at Annual Meeting
Video: “Why is the U.N. defining Judaism as a war crime?”
Groups lobby to place Israel, not Hamas, on UN blacklist of child killers
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
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
Macedonia
UN Watch speaks on human rights in Macedonia
Malaysia
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Absurd: Malaysia a candidate for top UN rights body, despite suppression of dissent and lack of religious freedom
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
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
Nigeria
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Outrage: U.N. elects Nigeria to top rights body, despite massacres, torture and forced evictions
UN Watch statement on today’s urgent session on Boko Haram
When will the UN take action for the innocent victims of Boko Haram?
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
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Issue 582: Dictators Fail to Silence UN Watch: Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan Object to Speech Challenging Membership
Palestinians
Neuer to UNHRC: “Why are you silent on murder of Ari Fuld by Palestinian terrorist?”
UN Resolution on Gaza Emboldens Hamas
WHO Singles Out Israel at Annual Meeting
Groups lobby to place Israel, not Hamas, on UN blacklist of child killers
Qatar
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
UN Watch Report: Electing the 2018-2020 Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Outrage: U.N. elects Qatar to top rights body, despite worker abuses and finance of terror
Video: UN Watch calls out false praise for Qatar’s rights record by China, Iran, Turkey
Russia
Russian justice minister confronted by dissident in UN rights debate
Big tent? No, big lie.
UN Agency in Guatemala Hijacked by Russia in Cruel Vendetta Against Family Who Defied Regime
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
Saudis Win Seat on Third UN Women’s Rights Body
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
“Victory for Yemenis” or “Deeply Flawed”? Deconstructing the Resolution on Yemen
Ensaf Haidar at UN to Saudi Arabia: My world was shattered after you arrested my husband
Somalia
Somalia set to win seat on UN’s top human rights body, despite abuses
South Africa
South Africa opposed Syria debate, but excoriates Israel in Gaza debate
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
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
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
Sweden
U.N.’s Own Audit Found UNRWA Vulnerable to “Graft and Corruption”
Swedish rally calls to murder Jews, then “Long live Margot Wallström!”
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
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
Highlights: Democracies attack as Syria takes over UN disarmament conference
What we’re asking democracies to do as Syria begins presidency of UN disarmament forum
Democracies slam Syria’s presidency of UN disarmament conference
U.S. calls on Syria to ‘stand down’ from presidency of UN disarmament forum, asks Russia for help
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.
John Bolton: Why the U.S. left the UN Human Rights Council
UNRWA’s Anti-Peace Curriculum Violates UN Charter
U.S. Withholds Over $100 Million in UNRWA Funding After Palestinians Reject U.S. Peace Push
U.N.’s Own Audit Found UNRWA Vulnerable to “Graft and Corruption”
UAE
Farce: Meet 2018 Membership of U.N. Human Rights Council
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
Uganda
Rights abusers win coveted UN rights posts
Leading Ugandan LGBT activist to speak at Geneva Summit
UK
Britain’s Stiffening Spine Against UNHRC’s Anti-Israel Bigotry
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’
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
UN Adopts Watered-down Resolution on Venezuela ‘Squanders Golden Opportunity, Sends Wrong Message’
Venezuela FM lies to Human Rights Council; UN Watch responds
Big tent? No, big lie.
UN to elect tyrannies to oversee human rights NGOs
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
“Victory for Yemenis” or “Deeply Flawed”? Deconstructing the Resolution on 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
CNN, BBC, NYT report UN Watch protest over WHO’s Mugabe appointment
UN should investigate ‘suspect’ appointment of Mugabe, WHO chief should meet Zimbabwe victims & apologize
Sickening: U.N. health agency names tyrant Mugabe ‘goodwill ambassador’; rights activists outraged
Rights abusers win coveted UN rights posts
Human Rights Council
Cameroon set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
Bahrain set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
Bangladesh set to win seat on UN‘s top human rights body, despite abuses
Somalia set to win seat on UN’s top human rights body, despite abuses
Sexual Abuse
Why the UN Needs Accountability: Recent Sexual Abuse Cases
Thematic Human Rights
Rights Group Lodges UN Case Against Cuba for Release of Jailed Dissident Dr. Eduardo Cardet
Report: UN Ignored Antisemitism for Decade
The United Nations and Antisemitism: 2008-2017 Report Card
Saudis Win Seat on Third UN Women’s Rights Body
UN Watch
Hillel Neuer addresses McGill 2018 Convocation after award of honorary doctorate
Human rights activists applaud McGill award to Hillel Neuer of honorary doctorate of laws
McGill University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Hillel Neuer
Video: “Why is the U.N. defining Judaism as a war crime?”
UN-Israel Controversies
UNRWA suddenly complains of Gaza protests when they’re the target, as European managers flee to Israel
Nikki Haley rips pro-Hamas U.N. resolution on Gaza
Were Top UN Human Rights Officials Right on Gaza Violence?
South Africa opposed Syria debate, but excoriates Israel in Gaza debate
United Nations
Questions for new UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet over Cuban & Venezuela policy
Nominee for UN Rights Chief Has Problematic Record On Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua; Watchdog Expresses ‘Serious Concerns’
Saudis Win Seat on Third UN Women’s Rights Body
UN Resolution on Gaza Emboldens Hamas
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