NGO Watch®

Groves: U.S. Should Counter Autonomous Weapons Ban

April 22, 2015

Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation writes that the U.S. Government should oppose attempts by human rights activists to develop a treaty banning "lethal autonomous weapons systems," which the U.S. and Israel already use in a defensive capacity.
AI Accuses U.S. Counterterrorism Officials of Rights Violations

April 22, 2015

Amnesty International ("AI") has published a report seeking the prosecution of U.S. officials whom it accuses of violating international law through participation in the Central Intelligence Agency's ("CIA") detention and interrogation practices against terror suspects beginning in 2001.
NGO Calls for "Social Compact" on Internet Rights

April 22, 2015

The nongovernmental organization The Global Commission on Internet Governance has published a paper calling for a new "social compact" among internet users, governments, businesses, and others seeking to provide for security and protect digital privacy in global internet governance.
Activists Sue Dutch Government over Global Climate Agenda

April 21, 2015

A group of campaigners seeking to advance the UN's agenda on global warming has sued the Dutch Government in the country's court system, alleging that it has not done enough to protect its citizens' human rights by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
NGOs: U.S. Undermines Human Rights Standards

April 20, 2015

Meeting at Hunter College in New York City, a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") offered a preview of the U.S.'s upcoming UN human rights review by criticizing the country's record on human rights, including access to health care, water shutoffs in Detroit, and various counterterrorism measures.
UNGA President Highlights NGO Role in Development Goals

April 15, 2015

In a recent statement, President of the UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa emphasized the participation of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") in the formation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal agenda, which observers have warned has become an unrealistic wish list for activists.
HRW: French Surveillance Measure Violates International Law

April 15, 2015

Human Rights Watch ("HRW") argues that draft legislation under consideration in the French National Assembly that would broaden government surveillance authority and require private companies to retain user data would violate French obligations under international human rights law.
Ericsson Adopts NGO Human Rights Reporting Framework

April 15, 2015

A "Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report" from communications company Ericsson claims to be the first such report in its sector to follow the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, created by the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") Shift and Mazars to push corporate human rights reporting.
Ploton Calls for "Results-Based" Human Rights Activism

April 08, 2015

Vincent Ploton writes that activist organizations should adopt a "results-based management" approach to measure their advancement of the international human rights agenda.
AI Seeks Criticism of U.S. Detention Program at UNHRC

April 08, 2015

In a recent statement, Amnesty International ("AI") calls on countries to criticize the U.S. at the UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") over the findings of a recent report from members of a U.S. Senate committee on detention and interrogation practices used by the Central Intelligence Agency against suspected terrorists.