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HRW: Return of Migrants to Libya Violates International Law
May 18, 2016
An article published by Human Rights Watch asserts that the pushback by the EU or NATO of "anyone" attempting to migrate from Libya to Europe violates international and European law and calls on authorities to bring such migrants to the EU for processing of their claims to asylum.
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Academic Calls for Permanent Multinational Investment Court
May 18, 2016
Markus Krajewski of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg has called for the EU to push in its negotiations with the US over the provisions of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for the creation of a permanent, multinational court with full-time judges that resolves disputes between investors and governments.
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IMF Seeks Grace Period for Greek Debt Repayment
May 18, 2016
The International Monetary Fund is pushing the creditors of the Greek government, including eurozone countries such as Germany, to accept unfavorable terms in Greece's debt repayment, including a 24-year repayment grace period and a low interest rate for the next 30 to 40 years.
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HRW: Governments Must Protect Rights in Climate Funding
May 17, 2016
As government representatives meet in Bonn, Germany, to determine how they will carry out the recently signed UN climate deal, a Human Rights Watch article calls on these representatives to review how best to commit funding to uphold the human rights of people around the world who are affected by global warming.
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AI: Hungary Security Proposals Threaten Human Rights
May 17, 2016
Amnesty International has published a statement warning that the Hungarian government's proposed constitutional amendment that would grant the executive branch expansive powers to confront "terror threat situations" violates international human rights standards requiring strict controls on such emergency powers.
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