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NGOs: UNHRC Should Act Against US for Interrogation Program
July 06, 2015
A letter from a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") to the UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") calls on the body to take action against the US for its post-9/11 detention and interrogation program, including by appointing a prosecutor to investigate "alleged serious crimes" under the program.
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NGOs Call for Human Rights Assessments for Trade Agreements
July 06, 2015
Nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") and human rights activists have called for the performance of "human rights impact assessments" to evaluate the potential impact of proposed US trade agreements with Asian and European countries on "economic, social, and cultural human rights" in these regions.
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Development Banks Report $28 Billion in Climate Contributions
July 06, 2015
In a recent report, a group of six large multilateral development banks calculated that they had provided $28 billion in support of the UN's agenda of countering climate change and adapting to its effect in 2014.
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AI: All US States Violate Global Lethal Force Standards
July 01, 2015
Amnesty International ("AI") has published a report accusing all 50 US states of failing to follow international law on police use of deadly force and calling for immediate reform to comply with global standards.
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UN Agency: Remove Barriers to Sexual Rights
July 01, 2015
The UN's World Health Organization has released a report calling for countries to remove legal and regulatory barriers to "sexual and reproductive health rights," which the report says are human rights that include access to contraception and abortion.
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