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UN Agent Warns of TPP Human Rights Impact
February 04, 2016
Prior to the signing of the Transpacific Partnership ("TPP") trade deal by countries on the Pacific Rim, UN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas has called on these countries not to sign the deal without making fresh commitments to international human rights treaties and to the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") to "guarantee the regulatory space of States."
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UN Working Group: African-Americans Face "Human Rights Crisis"
February 03, 2016
Following a visit to the US, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent blamed official impunity and racist ideology for a "human rights crisis" facing African-Americans and called on officials to take measures to address "Afrophobia" and end the "epidemic of racial violence" in US law enforcement.
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UN Chief: Palestinian People Will "Resist Occupation"
February 03, 2016
In response to Israeli criticism that his past remarks associating Islamic terrorism with Israel's policy toward Palestinians condone jihadist acts, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has published an op-ed in The New York Times arguing both that he condemns terrorism but also believes that Palestinians "will always resist occupation."
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UN Announces More Allegations of Sex Abuse in CAR
February 03, 2016
UN Assistant Secretary General for Field Support Anthony Banbury has announced that there were 22 cases involving sexual abuse allegations against the UN's peacekeeping force in the war-torn Central African Republic ("CAR") in 2015.
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NGO Calls for External Review of UN Sex Abuse Claims
February 03, 2016
George Russell reports that the nongovernmental organization AIDS-Free World is calling on the UN to establish an independent body composed of judges, academics, authorities, and others to review claims of sex abuse against peacekeepers working with the UN and bring cases directly to UN member governments.
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