…household have been hurt.” • The Konrad Adenaur Stiftung (a German political foundation), published a blog on a “femicide watch” initiative. • The International Committee of the Red Cross announced…
…aid money will go in the country. Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch is tracking the conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s rule. — DULCIE LEIMBACH…
…Human Rights Watch urged UN member states to create a mechanism through the General Assembly to investigate rights abuses and alleged war crimes in Yemen. [For more on Yemen, see…
…on Israel, which includes the Council’s only standing agenda item targeting a single country.” — DULCIE LEIMBACH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8R-jDl7kxM&t=4s Friday, Oct. 15 • Spokesperson’s briefing: The UN secretariat has “responded positively…
…mission for Western Sahara, Minurso, is up for renewal on Oct. 30. On Oct. 7, Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch criticized the Human Rights Council in a tweet for…
…like Human Rights Watch.) Niger also called for greater protection of schools, emphasizing that 5,000 of them have been closed from terrorist attacks with more than 700,000 students out of…
…the United States, has been criticized by groups like Human Rights Watch for committing grave human-rights violations. Kaboré praised the heads of state and the regional body the Economic Cooperation…
Joe Biden spoke for the first time at the United Nations as president of the United States, on Sept. 21. Here, he is entering the UN at the VIP entrance….
…What should you watch for? We’ve got your guide to the 76th UNGA session. We speak with Nigerian Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who was the 74th president of the General Assembly,…
…Watch; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Paris (2012-2017) Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree Former Thai Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Chris Sidoti International Human Rights Lawyer; Member of…
…the private Institute of the Americas and Freedom Now, and is a member of the UN Watch advisory board and chair of the UN Watch campaign to expel Venezuela as…
…role and shared responsibility” of the UN system, particularly Unama, in peace processes. Human Rights Watch also released a statement saying that “Afghans at heightened risk of persecution from advancing…
…past, presenting itself as a shining city on the hill, saying, ‘Everything is great here and we tell you what to do.’” John Fisher, Human Rights Watch’s Geneva director, said…
…schedule for August, the ambassador said it would keep a close watch on the escalating violence in the country. “I think, in fact I expect that probably the Security Council…
…alarms at the prospect, given the potential risk of him being tortured there. The Daily Beast reposted the story, and Ken Roth, the head of Human Rights Watch, retweeted it…
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