June 28, 2012 - UN Watch

Venezuelan activist speaks at UN: "Chavez forces shot my mother, don't elect him to U.N. rights council"

Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:44 pm Venezuela zadmin 3 101

Video: the heated 11-minute exchange begins at minute 27:20. Cuba, China, Russia and Pakistan interrupted the following speech today in the UN Human Rights Council by Thor Halvorssen, president of the Human Rights Foundation. The USA defended his right to speak. The speech was delivered as part of UN Watch’s …

U.N. speech: Famous Venezuelan political prisoner confronts Chavez

Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:10 pm Venezuela zadmin 1 92

Speaking on behalf of UN Watch, Venezuelan exile Eligio Cedeno, a former political prisoner and prominent businessman, delivered the following speech today before the U.N. Human Rights Council. UN Watch has launched an international campaign to stop Chavez from winning a seat on the council. Video begins at mark …

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

Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:06 pm Arbitrary Detention, China, Cuba, Human Rights Council, Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Human Rights defenders, Rwanda, U.S., UN Watch, Venezuela unwatch 0 31

PRESS RELEASE Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; dictatorships urged “striking NGO statement from the record” Venezuelan banker & ex-political prisoner Eligio Cedeno challenges his oppressor; Chavez rep calls him a “terrorist” & “criminal,” …

Issue 369: Banging on the table, Cuba, China, Russia & Pakistan lash out after call to exclude Chavez, other abusers from U.N. rights council

Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:37 am China, Cuba, Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Pakistan, Russia, UN Watch, Venezuela unwatch 0 20

Concerted U.N. speeches slam Chavez bid for rights council seat; Dictatorships urge “striking NGO statement from the record” VENEZUELAN EX-POLITICAL PRISONER ELIGIO CEDENO CHALLENGED HIS OPPRESSOR; CHAVEZ REP CALLS HIM A “TERRORIST” & “CRIMINAL,” UN WATCH A “U.S. …