Louis Charbonneau
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This uncompetitive vote makes a mockery of the word ‘election’,
- said Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights WatchAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
- said Louis Charbonneau, U.N. director at Human Rights WatchThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/united…The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026101…
No one should have a seat on this crucial body handed to them on a silver platter
- Charbonneau saidAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
Iranian authorities continue to carry out waves of arrests targeting real and perceived dissidents, members of Iran's ethnic and religious minorities including Baha'is, and people who share reports or footage of strikes,
- said Louis Charbonneau of Human Rights WatchReutersreuters.com/world/middle…
Instead of handing Trump $1 billion checks, governments should work together to protect the UN and other institutions established to uphold international human rights and humanitarian law, the global rule of law, and accountability,
- Charbonneau saidAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
Trump’s board appears to be a kind of pay-to-play, global club, judging from the $1 billion fee for permanent membership,
- Louis Charbonneau, the UN director at Human Rights Watch, recently warnedAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
It’s hardly surprising that very few governments want to join Trump’s wannabe-U.N., which so far looks more like a pay-to-play club of human rights abusers and war crimes suspects than a serious international organization,
- said Louis Charbonneau, U.N. director for Human Rights WatchHuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/ap…
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