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Supermarket Works with Oxfam on “Due Diligence” Policy
March 04, 2019
A press release from Oxfam’s Dutch arm applauds, with some reservations, Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn for working with the activist organization to form a “human rights and due diligence policy” recognizing that the company is “part of the problem” in not ensuring an appropriate income and conditions for workers in its supply chain.
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Denmark, Australia Criticize UNHRC on Anti-Israel Agenda
March 01, 2019
The Jerusalem Post reports that diplomats of Denmark and Australia recently called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to eliminate the body’s standing agenda item through which it issues an annual condemnation of alleged Israeli human rights violations, warning the item “undermines the credibility of this council.”
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Gennarini: UN Development Reforms Reduce Government Oversight
March 01, 2019
Stefano Gennarini of the Center for Family & Human Rights reports that reforms to the UN development system put in place by UN Secretary-General António Guterres include an increase in the authority of local UN agents to implement policies without consulting national governments of their host states.
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UN Chief Refers to “Hate Speech” as Major Global Threat
March 01, 2019
In recent remarks to the UN Human Rights Council, UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to “hate speech” as “a menace to democratic values, social stability and peace.”
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ICJ Demands UK “Decolonization” of Chagos Islands
February 27, 2019
The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found that the UK has an obligation to hand over “as rapidly as possible” administration of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, finding Britain’s continued control of the remote archipelago for use as an air base since 1968 violates international law.
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