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NGO Promotes Use of Rights Institutions to Fulfill SDGs
March 06, 2019
The Danish Institute for Human Rights describes its plans to promote the need for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in every country to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at this week’s UN Human Rights Council discussion on NHRIs and sustainable development.
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UN Agent Proposes Standards for State Transfer of Personal Data
March 06, 2019
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Joseph Cannataci has proposed global standards for governments to follow when overseeing the international transfer of personal information between intelligence services and law-enforcement agencies.
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Mchangama: UN Chief Is Misguided on “Hate Speech” Plan
March 05, 2019
Jacob Mchangama of the think tank Justitia warns that the UN Secretary-General’s preparations for a “global plan of action” on countering hate speech could encourage a vigorous suppression of political speech by authoritarian and other governments and lead to a “less safe, tolerant, and free” world.
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Israel Criticizes UN Report on Palestinian Deaths
March 05, 2019
Ben Evansky reports that the Israeli government has criticized as biased and a waste of resources a report from a UN Independent Commission of Inquiry calling for investigations by international justice mechanisms into alleged “war crimes” committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian demonstrators in 2018.
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UN Conference Seeks to Combine Climate, SDG Agendas
March 05, 2019
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs will host a conference in Copenhagen to determine how best to align action to achieve the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental program set out in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN’s Paris climate deal to prevent the worst impacts of global warming.
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