The headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) building in Geneva on Jan. 8, 2018. Fabrice Coffrin/AFP via Getty Images
A Geneva-based watchdog group says several current and former United Nations human rights experts have accepted earmarked funding from China, Russia, Qatar, and other donors, raising questions over financial transparency in a U.N. system where mandate-holders are expected to serve independently.
UN Watch made the allegations in a 104-page report released on May 26, saying that several U.N. special rapporteurs and independent experts received outside funding while issuing reports, statements, or country-visit assessments that the group said aligned with donor interests. The specific dollar amounts cited in the report have not been independently verified by The Epoch Times.
