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OSCE Official Opposes Polish Law on Holocaust
February 15, 2018
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir has warned Poland that legislation criminalizing statements that the Polish nation was complicit in the Holocaust constitutes a disproportionate restriction of the freedom of expression, arguing that "history is a matter of independent academic research and of free discussion, not of judiciary decision."
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IMF Official Explains Embrace of Climate Agenda
February 15, 2018
In a recent interview, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Zhang Tao explained the extent to which the IMF has embraced the climate-change agenda in its decisions on global funding of development projects, justifying the focus by referring to the potential catastrophic impacts of climate change on the economy.
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Activists Criticize Marathon Agreement on Rights Impacts
February 15, 2018
Inside Climate News reports that climate and human rights activist NGOs are criticizing as "superficial" an agreement the Marathon Petroleum Corporation, one of the stakeholders in the Dakota Access Pipeline, signed with shareholders committing to public reporting on its human rights impacts but stating that governments are ultimately responsible for protecting such rights.
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NGOs Praise Climate Advocacy at UN Treaty Bodies
February 14, 2018
The Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights have published a "synthesis note" calling for the UN's human rights treaty bodies to play a more active role in pushing governments to focus on fulfilling the global climate change agenda as an element of their obligations under human rights law.
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World Bank Supports Kazakh Climate-Reporting Program
February 14, 2018
The World Bank's announcement of support for a new platform launched by the government of Kazakhstan to monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions shows how the global finance institution is embracing the international agenda on combating climate change as part of its efforts to spur development in poor countries.
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