Hillel Neuer talks to Shire Network News from Geneva about his work with UN Watch on the UN Human Rights Council. He explains what he does and how the cards are stacked against truth and real human rights.

You can find links to Hillel's speech at the UN and the reaction to it here and also UN Watch's video of what statements are acceptable to the chair here.

To all who've complained that the show is too short, this week we go long at over 37 minutes. I hope you all enjoy but be warned... I'm not doing this every week!

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In blog news this week, we started off discussing the situation between Iran and the UK. You can find your own links as this is just too well covered in the blogs and everywhere else.

Tim Blair has some good things to say about Muhammad Dawood, sorry, David Hicks.

You can find Andrew Ian Dodge's review of Invasion by DC Alden here.

Meryl Yourish is taking about the human rights of kidnapped soldiers.

Damian Penny is watching daytime TV.

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