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Panel Calls for UN Treaty on Security Contractors
April 22, 2015
In the wake of the trial of Blackwater security personnel for the killing of Iraqi civilians in 2007, the UN working group on the use of mercenaries welcomed the conviction of the personnel and called for an international treaty body in the UN system to examine the use of private security contractors.
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UN Calls for Comprehensive EU Migration Measures
April 22, 2015
Following the fatal capsizing of a boat filled with migrants on the Mediterranean Sea, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called proposed EU measures insufficient and seeks greater search-and-rescue efforts and more legal migration alternatives, such as through work and study visas.
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UN Pushes Human Rights Approach to Sexual Health
April 22, 2015
A recent program by the UN Population Fund called for governments to integrate the international human rights agenda into policies on sexual and reproductive health care, often interpreted as including abortion.
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IMF Director Calls for Carbon Tax
April 22, 2015
At the recent World Bank Climate Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C., International Monetary Fund ("IMF") Director Christine Lagarde called for governments to place taxes on carbon emissions and to offset increases in energy costs with a social safety net for the poor.
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Groves: U.S. Should Counter Autonomous Weapons Ban
April 22, 2015
Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation writes that the U.S. Government should oppose attempts by human rights activists to develop a treaty banning "lethal autonomous weapons systems," which the U.S. and Israel already use in a defensive capacity.
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