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UN Committee: Scotland's "Stop-and-Frisk" Violates Rights
July 27, 2015
The UN Human Rights Committee has called for Scotland to repeal legislation permitting its law enforcement officers to stop and search people without reasonable suspicion that they have committed a crime.
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UN Committee Criticizes Northern Ireland on Abortion Laws
July 27, 2015
In a recent report, the UN Human Rights Committee called upon Northern Ireland to address the Committee's human rights concerns in a number of areas, including by loosening its abortion restrictions and revising its policies on criminal justice for minors.
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BRICS Seeks "Fairer Global Governance" with Development Bank
July 24, 2015
The BRICS group of countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - has announced the opening of its New Development Bank, which some observers say will serve as an alternative to Western financial institutions in contributing to a "fairer global governance system."
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Agenda at UN Development Conference Presses for "Sustainability"
July 23, 2015
The agreed action agenda at the recent UN development conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pushes for measures from global actors on economic, social, and environmental issues in order, according to UN General Assembly President Sam Kutessa, to achieve "a more equal and sustainable world."
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UN Pushes Climate Change Agenda in Education Systems
July 23, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has released a publication setting out "national case studies" on how to include climate change in the curricula of schools around the world.
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