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UNHRC Prioritizes "Right to Development" Through SDGs
April 11, 2018
Maria Smirnova of the University of Manchester outlines how the apparatus of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is pushing for the "mainstreaming" of the human rights agenda in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on a growing institutional prioritization of the "human right to development."
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White House: "America First" Policy Promotes Rights
April 10, 2018
A press release from the White House asserts that President Donald Trump's "America First" message, based in the importance of national sovereignty, is strongly connected with the administration's aim to ensure that governments around the world respect human rights and interests of the people.
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German Official Calls for Bolstered UN Role
April 09, 2018
Deutsche Welle reports on statements from German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as his government lobbies for a seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC), calling for "more United Nations" as the world deals with dangerous crises and telling Caribbean representatives that a major German priority on the UNSC will be limiting climate change.
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US Plans Limits to UN Peacekeeping Contributions
April 09, 2018
AP reports that US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has informed the UN Security Council the US will no longer pay more than 25% of the UN peacekeeping budget, pushing for all other countries to help shoulder the burden of the international organization's peacekeeping responsibilities.
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AI Faults Twitter over Failure to Uphold Rights in Posts
April 09, 2018
Amnesty International (AI) has launched a campaign called "Toxic Twitter" faulting the technology giant for failing to uphold women's rights "to live free from discrimination and violence" by shutting down sexist abuse and harassment of women on its social media platform and for refusing to publicly report on its efforts to stamp out such online abuse.
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