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UN Committee Calls on Ireland to Loosen Abortion Laws
February 08, 2016
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the Irish Government to decriminalize abortion "in all circumstances" and has opined that Irish law, which only permits abortion in the case of a "real and substantial risk" to the mother's life, impermissibly restricts doctors from the provision of medical services.
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UN Working Group Declares Assange "Should Be Freed"
February 05, 2016
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined that the UK and Sweden should let Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walk free from charges of rape and that Assange should receive compensation for violations of his right against "arbitrary detention" under international human rights law.
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Academics, NGO Launch "Lab" on Human Rights Research
February 05, 2016
The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law, Human Rights Watch, and the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute are launching a Human Rights Methodology Lab, which will gather experts from disciplines ranging from economics to environmental science to share investigative techniques on human rights violations.
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Pacific Governments Sign TPP
February 04, 2016
Twelve countries signed the Transpacific Partnership ("TPP") trade deal in Auckland, New Zealand, as governments seek to boost cross-border trade and investment across the Pacific Rim.
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NGOs Criticize UN Negotiations with Syrian Regime
February 04, 2016
Foreign Policy reports that Syrian relief organizations are criticizing the UN for its communications with the Syrian government, which is accused of committing war crimes against the country's citizens, regarding the deletion of references to Syrian human rights violations in UN reporting and securing emergency relief for hard-hit Syrian areas.
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