🚨 BREAKING: New report by UN Watch reveals UN “experts” accepted millions of dollars from China, Russia, and Qatar before attacking the U.S., Israel, and the West.
🧵 See the report’s most striking findings:
🧵 See the report’s most striking findings:
Alena Douhan, the UN expert against Western sanctions, received $1.3 million in funding from China, Russia, and Qatar.
Her official visits — including to Tehran, Beijing, Damascus, Doha, Caracas, and Harare — were conducted exclusively to support the regimes, not their victims.
Her official visits — including to Tehran, Beijing, Damascus, Doha, Caracas, and Harare — were conducted exclusively to support the regimes, not their victims.
Ben Saul, the UN expert counterterrorism, received $150,000 from China then refused to issue any statements on China’s persecution of the Uyghurs, which Beijing justifies as “counterterrorism.”
In March, Saul condemned the U.S. while praising Somalia as a “responsible state.”Â
In March, Saul condemned the U.S. while praising Somalia as a “responsible state.”Â
George Katrougalos, a former Greek foreign minister serving as the UN expert “on a democratic and equitable international order,” received $100,000 from China in 2025 — the same year he praised Xi Jinping’s book and the Chinese dictator’s “vision of openness and dialogue.”
In November 2025, Katrougalos traveled to Tehran and met with the Iranian regime’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi. The two lamented Israeli and American “crimes.”
Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN expert on health, said “Hamas are not terrorists,” and endorsed “the legitimacy of armed struggle.”
She was fined by South Africa’s health authority for misconduct after she attacked UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer as “evil scum.”
She was fined by South Africa’s health authority for misconduct after she attacked UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer as “evil scum.”
Michael Fakhri, the UN expert on the right to food, accuses Canada of committing genocide.
Though Venezuela routinely bars UN monitors, Fakhri was specifically invited for a visit, which he used to lavish praise on the Maduro regime.
Though Venezuela routinely bars UN monitors, Fakhri was specifically invited for a visit, which he used to lavish praise on the Maduro regime.
Irene Khan, the UN expert on freedom of expression, turned a blind eye to systematic violations of free speech in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Turkey, and Myanmar, yet devoted an entire UN report to condemning Western states for allegedly repressing pro-Palestinian protests.
Reem Alsalem, the UN expert on violence against women, has refused to acknowledge the October 7th massacre, denied Hamas sexual crimes against Israeli women, and amplified Hamas-aligned propaganda.
Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN expert on housing, routinely excoriates the U.S. while excusing or ignoring abuses by China, Russia, and Iran.
He's called international law an “imperial” system that “legitimates the exercise of raw power by the USA.”
He's called international law an “imperial” system that “legitimates the exercise of raw power by the USA.”
UN Watch's report finds that the UN experts frequently rely on unverified and anonymous sources, weakening evidentiary standards.
Despite these concerns, their reports continue to be cited as authoritative sources by international courts, governments, and media outlets.
Despite these concerns, their reports continue to be cited as authoritative sources by international courts, governments, and media outlets.
The 13 UN “experts” exposed in the report represent more than a fifth of the 59 mandates to report on human rights. Their conduct would end careers in any other institution. Yet all retain their UN platforms.
“The UN’s human rights system was founded to protect victims of abuse. Instead, it is being manipulated to attack democracies and shield some of the world’s worst human rights violators.”
— Hillel Neuer
— Hillel Neuer
UN Watch is calling for 12 concrete reforms, including:
▶️ Complete ban on UN experts receiving earmarked funding from governments or external entities
▶️ Independent external mechanism to review, audit, and discipline experts
▶️ External vetting of candidates by democracies
▶️ Complete ban on UN experts receiving earmarked funding from governments or external entities
▶️ Independent external mechanism to review, audit, and discipline experts
▶️ External vetting of candidates by democracies
UN Watch's findings show a clear pattern of ideological bias and financial conflicts of interest that are hampering human rights.
Read the full 104-page investigative report:
Read the full 104-page investigative report:
Report: U.N. “experts” accepted funding from China, Russia, Qatar, pushed their interests - UN WatchFrom Watchdogs To Ideologues: How Politicized UN Rapporteurs Are Subverting Human Rights Click Here for the Full Report Executive Summary: In Novemberhttps://unwatch.org/report-u-n-experts-accepted-funding-from-china-russia-qatar-pushed-their-interests/
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