EYEontheUN reports that Iran has become a member of the “Group of Friends of the Chair”, an informal group of states charged with taking the first steps towards producing a Durban II manifesto. Anne Bayefsky, Editor of EYEontheUN says: “the travesty of Durban II as…
Promoting critical debate and accountability of Human Rights NGOs in the Arab Israeli Conflict. Via NGO Monitor: The French court’s dismissal of the libel case brought by France 2 TV, in response to evidence that the death of Muhammad al-Dura was staged, has increased the…
More evidence of human rights frauds as of June 16, 2008: www.EYEontheUN.org Petition Presented Against UN Incitement to Terrorism A UN report to the Human Rights Council by Special Rapporteur John Dugard disregards international legal standards against terrorism and excuses the killing of innocents. We…
From NGO Monitor: Funded by the New Israel Fund, the Ford Foundation, and a number of European governments, Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel claims to be an “independent” organization that promotes “civil and political rights” for the Arab minority in…
A Letter to the Editor of the New York Times, from Gerald Steinberg, Executive Director of NGO Monitor: In his oped, Nicolas Kristof (June 22, “The Two Israels”) illustrates the danger of the “halo effect” that surrounds many powerful non-governmental organizations, which use distorted human…
Promoting critical debate and accountability of Human Rights NGOs in the Arab Israeli conflict. Via NGO Monitor: In the first five months of 2008, HRW has issued thirteen statements condemning Israel’s response to deliberate attacks aimed at Israeli civilians launched from Gaza. [1] These statements…
More about the Islamic cesspool on 1st Avenue in Manhattan that festers and incubates hatred for Jews and Americans. From Washington to Limit Contacts with UN Rights Council: The U.S. has decided to limit further its involvement with the UN Human Rights Council due to…
Promoting accountability in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Via NGO Monitor: Summary: NGO Monitor has systematically analyzed Amnesty International’s Middle East coverage in 2007, applying a quantitative methodology, similar to that used to examine the agenda of Human Rights Watch. The results show that in 2007 Amnesty…