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UN Committee Grants Group with Hamas Ties Observer Status
June 05, 2015
Fox News reports that the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations has granted observer status to the Palestinian Return Centre, which critics and Israeli officials say is an arm of the Palestinian group Hamas that denies the right of Israel to exist.
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UN Rights Observers Criticize Secrecy of Trade Pacts
June 05, 2015
A group of UN observers have called on countries negotiating multinational trade deals - such as the US - to conduct these negotiations transparently and with participation from civil society groups, arguing that secret discussions on such trade deals could violate citizens' economic, social, and cultural rights.
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UN Agent Warns on Human Rights Impact of Greek Debt Deal
June 04, 2015
The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky has called on the Government of Greece, European institutions, and the International Monetary Fund to come to a deal on Greece's repayment of debt that respects the economic and social rights of the Greek people.
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HRW: Canadian Anti-Terrorism Bill Violates International Law
June 04, 2015
Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has called on the Canadian Senate to reject a counter-terrorism bill that would enable more information-sharing among government agencies and broaden prohibitions on the advocacy of terrorism, arguing that the legislation would violate international human rights standards.
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OSCE Calls for NHRI Cooperation Across Borders
June 04, 2015
At a recent seminar organized in Warsaw by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE"), OSCE and national officials called for national human rights institutions ("NHRIs") to work with each other, across borders, to promote the international human rights agenda.
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