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OSCE Pushes Counter-terrorism Human Rights Training
March 18, 2015
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently provided a training for national human rights trainers in order to create a curriculum for government officials to fight terrorism in a human rights-compliant fashion.
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NGOs Seek UN Monitor on Privacy
March 18, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have called on the UN Human Rights Council to create a new "special rapporteur" position charged with monitoring the right to privacy around the world.
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Australia PM Criticizes UN Torture Report
March 16, 2015
Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbot has criticized a recent report of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture alleging that the country's migration policy has violated the human rights of asylum seekers and accused the report's author of bias.
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Schaefer and Groves Warn Against UN Strategy for Iran Deal
March 13, 2015
Brett Schaefer and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation write that a reported strategy of the U.S. President to bypass Congress on an Iran nuclear deal by going through the UN Security Council would be "spectacularly naïve."
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UNHRC Pushes Discussion on Human Rights and Climate Change
March 11, 2015
The UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") recently hosted a full-day event featuring UN officials, national government representatives, and activists seeking recognition that global warming violates human rights, particularly economic, social, and cultural rights, around the world.
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