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UN Agent Promotes “Impact Assessments” of Economic Reforms
March 07, 2019
UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky is using his reports on Ukraine and Sri Lanka, demanding a “balance” between economic development and human rights, to promote his Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reforms at the UN Human Rights Council.
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UN Observer Identifies Air Pollution as Rights Threat
March 07, 2019
In a recent interview, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment David Boyd called on governments "to fulfill their human rights obligations by reducing air pollution to acceptable levels," including by shutting down all coal-fired power plants and creating “national air quality action plans.”
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IACHR, Oxfam Partner to Promote Nontraditional Rights
March 06, 2019
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the activist organization Oxfam have signed a five-year agreement to promote human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on “economic, social, cultural and environmental rights” in the region.
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UNESCO Initiative Promotes Policies on “Positive Masculinities”
March 06, 2019
A UNESCO-convened group representing Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean recently approved an Interregional Roadmap for the UNESCO Global Initiative on Masculinities, with the ultimate goal of producing global recommendations for public policy promoting “positive masculinities” to achieve gender equality.
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UN Agent: Governments Have Rights Obligation to Provide Housing
March 06, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Leilani Farha has presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council demanding action from governments on a global “crisis” in housing and accusing some countries of ”perpetuating a hierarchy of human rights” where some matter more than others.
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