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UN Agents Chide Europe on Border "Securitisation"
November 05, 2015
Two UN human rights mandate holders, on the human rights of migrants and of migrant workers, have criticized European migration policies for concentrating on securing borders and cracking down on migrant smugglers and have called for Europe instead to provide safe passage to a "meaningful number of refugees (most probably in the millions)" in the coming years.
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UN Agent Criticizes Laws Prohibiting NGO Terror Support
November 04, 2015
In recent remarks to the UN General Assembly on national security policies and civil society organizations, the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson criticized the "chilling effect" of national policies and jurisprudence outlawing support from public interest groups to terrorist organizations.
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UN Mandate Holders Push Latin American Environment Treaty
November 04, 2015
Promoting the link between the UN's "sustainable development" agenda and human rights, a group of UN human-rights mandate holders have published a statement calling on Latin American and Caribbean countries to adopt a legally binding agreement on rights of access to information, participation, and justice in environmental issues.
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Vatican Pushes for Broad UN Climate Agreement
November 04, 2015
A recent statement announced by the Vatican and signed by Catholic officials from five continents has called for countries to agree at UN negotiations later this year on a climate change deal to "complete decarbonisation" by the year 2050 and "new models of development and lifestyle" that would end fossil fuel use.
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UK Considers Filing EU Negotiation Outcome with UN
November 04, 2015
The Telegraph reports that UK Government officials are considering registering with the UN any deal these officials make with the EU regarding a new balance of competences between Britain and the bloc in order to give the deal the status of a "binding international contract" and force the EU to adhere to the bargain.
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