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HRW Criticizes US for Ignoring Reproductive Rights
March 09, 2018
Human Rights Watch has criticized the US State Department's announcement that it will cut provisions related to "sexual and reproductive health rights" from its annual report on human rights conditions around the globe, arguing that the US is ignoring that international human rights law, as interpreted by UN treaty bodies, recognizes the existence of such rights.
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Watchdog Calls for More Scrutiny of "Rights" NGOs
March 09, 2018
Gerald Steinberg of NGO Monitor writes that the scandal engulfing the nonprofit aid and activist organization Oxfam, which is facing allegations that it covered up years of sexual abuse by a key member of its staff, shows the need for third-party scrutiny of such organizations, even when they claim to be advancing the global "human rights" agenda.
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UN Recalls Peacekeepers After New Sex-Abuse Allegations
March 09, 2018
AP reports that the UN mission in South Sudan has recalled a 46-member Ghanaian peacekeeping force from the country after learning of allegations that some members of the unit paid women living in a protection camp for sex.
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UN Body: Northern Ireland Violates Women's Reproductive Rights
March 09, 2018
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women has accused Northern Ireland of violating women's reproductive rights through its abortion laws, asserting that international human rights law compels the UK country to loosen its restrictions on abortion beyond cases in which a woman's life or mental health is at risk.
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EU, UN Spotlight Cooperation on SDG Agenda
March 08, 2018
The European Commission and the UN Development Programme recently hosted a High-Level Policy Dialogue on Development that served to highlight the robust collaboration between these bodies on achieving the comprehensive social and environmental agenda contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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