Goldstone II: UN rights council condemns Israel in 5 resolutions, creates new “fact-finding mission”
By Guest Column Thursday, March 22, 2012
GENEVA, – The 47-nation UN Human Rights Council today adopted five resolutions condemning Israel, including one that creates a new “fact-finding mission” into alleged Israeli violations relating to settlements, a mandate the UN estimates will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. For full texts and voting results click here.
Hamas Welcomed at UN Headquarters in GenevaBy Guest Column Tuesday, March 20, 2012
This article by Anne Bayefsky appears today on Jerusalem Post.
On March 19, 2012 the UN Human Rights Council and its UN staff in Geneva advertised and facilitated an event featuring a representative of the terrorist organization Hamas. Facing an immediate outcry, a massive misinformation campaign is now underway to protect the already discredited UN body. But there is no avoiding the facts: the UN handed a UN entrance pass and a UN microphone, in a UN room, to Hamas’s own Ismail al-Ashqar.
Iranians Employ Thuggish Tactics at U.N. Human Rights CouncilBy Guest Column Monday, March 19, 2012
This article by Anne Bayefsky appears today on NationalReview.com.
The credibility of President Obama’s “speak softly and carry a wet U.N. noodle” foreign policy took a major hit on Friday when it was discovered that Iranian thugs have been given carte blanche to participate in and wander around the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva intimidating Iranian dissidents.
Hamas Welcomed at UN Headquarters in GenevaBy Guest Column Monday, March 19, 2012
Today the UN Human Rights Council and its UN staff in Geneva advertised and facilitated an event that handed a UN pass, and a UN microphone, in a UN room, to a representative of the terrorist organization Hamas.
B’nai Brith Canada to UN: Say no to “settlements” resolution
By B’nai Brith Monday, March 19, 2012
TORONTO, 19 March 2012 – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on state members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to unanimously reject the proposed Palestinian Authority resolution that calls for the establishment of an independent fact-finding mission to investigate the “implications of Israeli settlements.” The Jewish human rights organization is calling this move an exercise in prejudging a situation before the evidence is even gathered.
UNESCO Decision On Palestine Backfires BadlyBy David Singer Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A Report just issued by UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova reveals the extent of the serious crisis facing UNESCO following its decision to admit “Palestine” as its 195th member State - contrary to the terms of UNESCO’S own Constitution and customary international law.
The Atlantic Interview: Obama Rewrites His Record on IsraelBy Guest Column Friday, March 2, 2012
This article by Anne Bayefsky appears today on PJ Media.
On the eve of a meeting between President Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the President has orchestrated the publication of his most revealing interview yet on the state of relations between the two countries. Instead of bolstering his pro-Israel image, however, the interview is proof positive of his dangerous animus towards the Jewish state and its elected leaders.
Team Obama continues to support UN hypocrisy on human rightsBy Guest Column Tuesday, February 28, 2012
This article by Anne Bayefsky appears today on FoxNews.com.
On Monday the UN opens two major human rights meetings, the annual session of its top women’s rights body, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, and a month-long session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Lecturing Americans about human rights protection from the UN-provided podium will be CSW member Iran – where women are stoned to death for adultery – and Council member Saudi Arabia – which regularly lops off heads for all kinds of offenses.
Outrage: UN rights council readies resolution praising Qaddafi regime’s human rights record
By Guest Column Monday, February 27, 2012
GENEVA, February 27, 2012—The independent UN Watch monitoring group, which initiated last year’s successful NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, today called on the US, the EU and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge council president Laura Dupuy Lasserre to cancel a planned resolution praising the Qaddafi regime’s human rights record, slated for adoption in the session that opens in Geneva today with foreign ministers attending from around the globe. (See countries’ praise of Qaddafi below.)
Chavez running for seat on top UN rights bodyBy Guest Column Wednesday, February 22, 2012
GENEVA, – The governments of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Pakistan are slated to run unopposed for seats on the UN’s 47-nation Human Rights Council this year, reported the independent monitoring group UN Watch, citing sources close to the UN.
Libya Tells UN Rights Council: “Gays threaten continuation of human race”By Guest Column Monday, February 13, 2012
GENEVA, – Gays threaten the continuation of the human race, Libya’s delegate told a planning meeting of the UN Human Rights Council today, reported the Geneva-based UN Watch monitoring group. It was the first appearance in the 47-nation body by the post-Gaddafi government, whose membership was restored in November following Libya’s suspension in March.
Syria crackdown continues as UN refuses to call for an emergency special sessionBy Guest Column Monday, February 13, 2012
This article by Anne Bayefsky appears today on FoxNews.com.
The UN General Assembly is huffing and puffing about Syria today, while crimes against humanity perpetrated against Syria’s civilian population continue unabated. The spectacle exposes the wholly undeserved status of the United Nations as an agent for the common good and the disastrous nature of the three-year love-affair that the Obama administration has carried on with the organization.
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