Navi Pillay: Nobel and Noxious
Crowned with the Nobel Peace Prize, the South African-born former UN High Commissioner is far from a consensus figure, given how selective her battles have been. Hard on Israel, but soft on China over the Uyghurs?
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
A most ignoble Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay deserves denunciation, not accolades
Op-eds
Navi Pillay’s Undeserved Nobel Peace Prize
This year’s winner has a long history of blaming Israel for the world’s problems.
Op-eds
UN Human Rights Council, European Governments Launch Economic Warfare Against Israel
International opprobrium towards the presence of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, is discernibly shifting from rhetorical condemnation to economic and legal warfare. Three...
Policy Briefs
The UN made racism against Jews acceptable.
Twenty-five years ago, Jews went to the “United Nations World Conference Against Racism” to fight racism. They left learning that Jew-hatred would be treated differently.
Op-eds
Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly
Media Calls
When Paris Celebrates the Bankruptcy of Human Rights
On Monday, July 27, at the United Nations Security Council, American diplomats stood up and walked out as the French ambassador began to speak. Ukraine was the item on the agenda that day. In Moscow and...
Op-eds
U.S. Must Oppose Outgoing UN Secretary General’s Efforts To Renew Human Rights Commissioner
Interviewed by the left-leaning Guardian newspaper shortly after his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2022, Volker Turk effusively praised the UN’s Universal Declaration...
Policy Briefs
Decision or stagnation in Gaza?
Eight months after the ceasefire, Hamas still controls half of Gaza
Op-eds
The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields
How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.
Op-eds
The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha
A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...
Insights
UN Adds 68 Companies to Blacklist of Firms With Business Ties to Israeli Communities in West Bank
Controversial UN Blacklist Updated: The United Nations added 68 companies on September 26 to the blacklist of firms it claims are violating Palestinian human rights by conducting...
Flash Briefs
UN Human Rights Conference in China Pushes Beijing’s Narrative on ‘Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Agenda
China Co-Hosts UN Human Rights Conference: The United Nations and the Chinese government co-hosted a human rights conference on December 9 that showcased Beijing’s determination...
Flash Briefs
10 Things to Know About the UN and Hamas
The United Nations (UN) is generating pressure on Israel to stop defending itself against the terrorist organization Hamas following the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, 2023....
Insights
United Nations’ Bigotry Towards Israel: UNRWA Anti-semitism Poisons Palestinian Youth
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Legislative Testimonies
How to Keep Antisemitism Away From Turtle Bay
Another antisemite has turned up in the ranks of senior UN officials — this time in the body’s human rights arm, no less. Craig Mokhiber heads the New York section of the Office of the High Commissioner...
Op-eds
How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings
Memos
Meet Xi and Putin’s Hired Gun Inside the UN
If your dictatorship is facing U.S. or EU sanctions, you can count on Alena Douhan to announce that Western governments are the real human rights violators.
Op-eds
China wins human rights vote at UN, exposing flaws of Biden’s reform plan
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week voted down a proposal from the United States, Britain, Turkey, and others to hold a debate about the Chinese government’s persecution of Uighur...