Posts Tagged: UN Watch
Watchdog Says United Nations Human Rights Council’s Report on Iran Is ‘Insult’ to Islamic Republic’s Many Victims
A United Nations Human Rights Council report on the human rights situation in Iran was sharply criticized over the weekend by a leading watchdog agency. Hillel...
Ukraine Praised for Pulling Out of ‘Terribly Biased’ Anti-Israel UN Committee
Ukraine has pulled out of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, drawing praise from the Israeli government,...
Nikki Haley Says Canada Made ‘Deal With the Devil’ With Recent Turn Against Israel at UN
Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused Canada on Thursday of making a "deal with the devil" by recently voting in favor of...
More Than 11,000 People Urge Canada to Reverse UN Vote Calling Western Wall ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition urging the Canadian government to reverse its vote in favor of an annual United Nations resolution that...
Amnesty International Called Out for Falsely Accusing Israel of Attacking Gaza Building — Which Was Actually Hit by Misfired Palestinian Rocket
Amnesty International falsely accused Israel of bombing a Palestinian human rights organization’s office on Tuesday, when the incident actually involved a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket. The...
Venezuela, Iraq Among Human Rights Abusers Slated to Join UN Rights Body, Advocates Warn
Prominent human rights advocates on Friday warned that a slate of states with records of systemic human rights abuse and enmity toward Israel are on...
Human Rights Experts Hail Challenge to Palestinian Authority Antisemitism at UN Committee Session
Human rights experts on Thursday praised a United Nations' committee for its pointed questioning of the Palestinian Authority over its antisemitic incitement. The UN's Committee to...
Pro-Israel Crowd in Geneva Protests Outside UN Human Rights Council’s Ritual Condemnation of Jewish State
Hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators on Monday gathered outside the United Nations Human Rights Council's 40th session in Geneva as the body prepared for its annual...
Bachelet Takes Office as New UN Rights Chief, Activists Seek Strong Voice
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who took the helm of the UN human rights office on Monday, will need a strong voice in confronting populists...
New UN Human Rights Chief’s Silence Toward Authoritarian Regimes Needs Explaining, Prominent Watchdog Says
Incoming UN Human Rights Commission chief Michelle Bachelet is being pressed to clarify her "spotty record" on human rights abuses committed by leftist regimes in Latin...
Head of Human Rights Watch Knocked for Using ‘Antisemitic Dog Whistle’
The executive director of Human Rights Watch accused the White House this week of following an "Israel First strategy" by withdrawing from the United Nations...
Despite Serial Use of Chemical Weapons, Syrian Regime to Chair UN Conference on Disarmament Next Month
The Syrian regime is to preside over a UN conference on disarmament next month, despite its consistent use of chemical weapons during a seven-year-old civil war...
UN Watchdog: Aid Cuts Should Be ‘Part of a Focused US Strategy to Reform and Ultimately Dismantle UNRWA’
The head of a prominent UN monitoring group expressed hope on Thursday that recent US cuts to the global body's Palestinian refugee agency were “part of...
UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency Called Out for Hypocrisy of Women’s Rights Tweet
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was called out on Twitter on Sunday for hypocrisy on...
