International Organizations

  • US Lawmakers Call on UN Rights Chief to Clarify Zika Comments

    March 10, 2016

    Over fifty US Members of Congress have signed a letter calling for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein to clarify a statement he made which they say appears to push countries affected by the Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects, to loosen restrictions on access to abortion and "exploits a genuine public health crisis to advance a political agenda."

  • EU Members Seek Higher Targets Under UN Deal

    March 10, 2016

    According to the website Climate Home, a group of EU member states has criticized the European Commission for keeping in place greenhouse gas emissions targets it agreed in 2014 for the year 2030 following a far-reaching UN climate deal in December 2015 and has called for the EU to meet its commitments under the new deal by raising its ambition on climate targets.

  • India Files WTO Complaint over US Visa Changes

    March 10, 2016

    India has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization ("WTO") arguing that the US violated its commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services treaty by increasing fees on various applicants for temporary working visas in the country.

  • UN Committee: Abortion Is "Indivisible" from Human Rights Agenda

    March 10, 2016

    The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has published a "legal commentary" explaining that sexual and reproductive health rights, which they interpret to include "safe abortion care," are an "indivisible" part of the UN's human rights agenda and that violation of such rights could amount to torture.

  • UN Rights Chief Warns FBI on Unlocking Terrorist's iPhone

    March 09, 2016

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warns that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") risks opening a Pandora's Box in government surveillance by ordering Apple to assist with unlocking the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the terrorists killed following his participation in the 2015 San Bernardino shootings.

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