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Rhodes Calls for Renewed US Focus on Rights
March 17, 2017
Aaron Rhodes of the Forum for Religious Freedom—Europe calls on the Trump Administration to focus on reforming the UN human rights infrastructure by championing the concept of "human rights" as universal civil and political freedoms, as spelled out in documents like the US Constitution, rather than vague and ever-changing "economic and social rights."
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UN Rights Chief Issues Broad Criticism of US Policies
March 17, 2017
The Independent reports that, in a recent address to the UN Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein criticized US President Donald Trump for policies ranging from barriers to the entry of migrants from a designated group of countries, to plans to deport illegal migrants from the US, to criticism of the media and judges.
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UN Official Decries "Reproductive Rights" Obstacles
March 17, 2017
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein devoted a substantial portion of his statement for International Women's Day to criticism of government policies he says violate women's "sexual and reproductive health rights" by limiting their access to abortion.
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Article Calls for Multistakeholder Internet Governance
March 17, 2017
Samir Saran of the Observer Research Foundation writes that the reformation of the global governance of the internet should be based on a "Multistakeholderism 2.0" model based on consultation with nongovernmental organizations and activists on issues ranging from internet security to "affordable digital access."
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UN Criticizes Hungarian Migrant Detention Plan
March 17, 2017
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has criticized a law recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament, arguing that it could lead to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers in violation of UN human rights treaties and European human rights law.
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