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25 février 2022 Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Back row, left to right: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Amy Coney […]
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17 février 2022 Court Orders Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to Comply with AG James’ Subpoenas
New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a major victory in her office’s ongoing civil investigation into Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings. After hearing arguments earlier today, the Honorable Arthur Engoron of the New York County State Supreme Court ruled that Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump […]
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27 janvier 2022 Attorney General James Announces Major Progress on $26 Billion Opioid Agreement
New York Attorney General Letitia James today marked a key milestone in her efforts to bring billions of dollars in much-needed resources to communities across the country through the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors — Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen — and Johnson & Johnson over the companies’ role in […]
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21 janvier 2022 Facebook apologizes to Hillel Neuer, reverses decision to delete post on the Taliban, lifts restrictions & threat to delete account
UN Watch is deeply grateful to our many thousands of friends and supporters worldwide who signed the petition, and in some cases made personal appeals, to urge Facebook to remove its threat to delete our Executive Director’s Facebook page. We also commend senior officials at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, who took quick action when apprised of […]
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19 janvier 2022 Court closures extended to February 4
In response to the continuing COVID-19 surge in the province, the Provincial Court of Alberta has extended court closures for an additional two weeks. Until February 4, 2022, all non-urgent out-of-custody trials, preliminary inquiries and other hearings requiring viva voce evidence will be adjourned. All dockets are open but continue remotely. Further details on the […]
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18 janvier 2022 Facebook threatens to cancel human rights activist’s account
An international human rights activist with 49,000 followers on Facebook has been threatened with the deletion of his account for having criticized the Taliban. Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, an independent Swiss-based human rights group, has received a severe warning from Facebook that his page was “at risk of being unpublished” due to […]
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13 janvier 2022 Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom
Nouvel ouvrage de Carl Berstein qui avec Bob Woodward tous deux journalistes au Washington Post ont lancé le scandale du Watergate. Pour le commander: https://www.amazon.ca/Chasing-History-Newsroom-Carl-Bernstein/dp/1627791507
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27 décembre 2021 The Top 10 Worst U.N. Actions of 2021
The independent non-governmental monitoring group UN Watch has just released its acclaimed annual ranking, The Top 10 Worst U.N. Actions for 2021. See below. UN Watch, a Swiss human rights organization founded in 1993 in Geneva by former UN human rights expert Morris Abram, is the leading organization at the United Nations working to reform […]
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23 décembre 2021 Vœux du temps des Fêtes
Vœux des Fêtes De Très Joyeuses Fêtes au monde juridique Les avocats, les juges, les notaires et tout le personnel impliqué dans l’administration de la justice au Québec, méritent un merci tout spécial pour leur résilience, leur façon de respecter les justiciables en ces temps de pandémie rares. Toutes ces actrices et acteurs du monde […]
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22 décembre 2021 ACLU Statement on Biden Administration’s Decision to Rescind Trump-Era Memo on Home Confinement
The Justice Department today overturned a Trump administration memo that would have forced thousands of people transferred from prison to home confinement during COVID-19 to go back to prison. Statement from ACLU Justice Division Director Udi Ofer: “We commend Attorney General Garland for his leadership and for listening to thousands of families who […]
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