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UN Faces Renewed Criticism over Handling of Sexual Abuse
July 16, 2018
The New York Times reports that the UN system, and particularly its development apparatus, is facing a rash of criticism for maintaining a “byzantine” reporting mechanism lacking consistent and predictable procedures for dealing with sexual abuse allegations and often favoring men in power over their female accusers.
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Israel Lowers Participation in UNHRC
July 16, 2018
The Times of Israel reports that, following the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Israeli government announced that it has temporarily reduced its participation in the body, which the country’s Prime Minister called a “biased, hostile, anti-Israel organization.”
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UN Agents: Criminalizing Migration Violates Rights
July 16, 2018
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has issued a statement calling on governments negotiating the UN Global Compact on Migration to ground the Compact in their international human rights obligations and end the “criminalisation and detention of migrants” as extending beyond the legitimate interests of the state.
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NGO Issues Guidelines on Rights Observance in IT Supply Chains
July 16, 2018
The nongovernmental organization Germanwatch has published, with financial support from the German government, a report containing recommendations to EU institutions and the information technology (IT) industry on how best to implement the global human rights agenda and OECD guidelines in guidelines on minerals sourcing.
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UNHRC Debate Links SDGs to Rights Agenda
July 13, 2018
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) hosted a discussion at its recent session on how governments must enhance their cooperation on fulfilling the global human rights agenda to contribute to the achievement of the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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