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Fonte Warns of Global Governance as "Post-Liberal" Threat
April 13, 2018
John Fonte of the Hudson Institute warns of the threat to Western civilization posed by the "post-democratic, post-liberal, transnationalist challenge to the democratic nation-state" advanced by proponents of global governance.
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OECD Toolkit Pushes States to Redefine Gender Roles
April 12, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a toolkit aiming to pressure governments, legislators, and judges to create "gender-sensitive public policies and services," including quotas, as part of an effort "to lead culture change across society to finally address the entrenched gender roles and behaviours."
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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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