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NGO Coalition Accuses Companies of Ignoring “Living Wage” Pledges
June 12, 2019
The nongovernmental organization coalition called the Clean Clothes Campaign is criticizing major clothing brands for “violating internationally recognized human rights norms” by failing to fulfill pledges to ensure workers in their global garment supply chains receive a “living wage.”
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NGO Gives US Poor Rating on Human Rights Compliance
June 10, 2019
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative, a nongovernmental organization based in New Zealand, has released its assessment of adherence by 19 countries to the global human rights agenda, finding the US in particular scored poorly on such norms as preventing extrajudicial killings and torture, as well as the rights to food and to health.
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FIFA, UN Agree Gender Equality Partnership
June 10, 2019
UN Women and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding in which they agree to work together to ease access to soccer for women, to use sporting events to combat discrimination, and “to disseminate diverse sports content to promote gender equality.”
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UN Official Labels US Abortion Restrictions “Torture”
June 05, 2019
In a recent interview, the UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore referred to new state restrictions on abortion in the US as “torture” and “gender-based violence against women.”
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UN Commission Pushes Asia on SDG Contributions
June 05, 2019
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, which the UN “informally” refers to as a “regional parliament,” focused its recent conference on the vast region’s contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and responses to the global “climate emergency.”
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