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Lawyers: Australian Drug Treatment Law Violates UN Treaty Rights
February 20, 2019
Human rights lawyers from Monash University in Melbourne have warned that a South Australian government proposal to give youth courts the authority to require the detention of minors for mandatory drug or alcohol treatment violates Australia’s UN treaty obligations to respect due process and children’s rights.
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China Gains from Waning US Influence at UN
February 15, 2019
Foreign Policy reports that experts on US foreign affairs view the UN Secretary-General’s appointment of a Chinese diplomat as UN envoy to the African Great Lakes region in spite of objections from US officials as an example of the potentially problematic impacts of waning US influence in the international organization.
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Trump Chooses World Bank Critic as Institution’s Chief
February 14, 2019
Politico reports that US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the World Bank, David Malpass, has been a frequent critic of the development institution over its loans to China and lack of accountability.
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UN Body Promotes Socio-Economic Dimensions of “Right to Life”
February 14, 2019
Lucy McKernan and Bret Thiele of the nongovernmental organization Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights praise the UN Human Rights Committee for promoting an expansive definition of an enforceable “right to life” that includes rights to environmental protection, housing, and sustainable development.
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OSCE Official Critiques Ukraine’s Barring of Russian Election Observers
February 14, 2019
Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir has criticized Ukraine’s decision to bar the participation of Russians among ODIHR observers for upcoming presidential elections in the country.
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