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UN Sends Agents to Detroit to Investigate Alleged Violation of "Right to Water"
October 15, 2014
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that two rapporteurs appointed by the UN Human Rights Council will visit Detroit, Michigan to investigate the effect of city water shutoffs on the human rights of customers who did not pay their bills.
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UN Rapporteur: Debt-Collecting Hedge Funds Violate Human Rights
October 08, 2014
The UN Special Rapporteur charged with investigating the effects of sovereign debt collection on human rights has concluded that hedge funds that attempt to collect sovereign debt from developing countries "directly or indirectly" violate economic, social, and cultural rights.
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OECD Seeks End to "Under-taxing" Company Cars, Diesel
October 08, 2014
A study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") calls for governments to cease "under-taxing" company cars and diesel fuel, pinning problems ranging from climate change to car accidents on tax policies for vehicles and fuel.
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Experts Oppose International Jurisdiction over Corruption
October 08, 2014
Brett Schaefer, Steven Groves, and James Roberts of the Heritage Foundation write that the U.S. should oppose calls to make corruption a "crime against humanity" and to grant jurisdiction over corruption issues to the International Criminal Court or to a new international court established to deal with such claims.
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OSCE Uses Drones to Monitor Ukraine Cease-fire
October 08, 2014
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") has announced that unmanned aerial drones it plans to operate in Eastern Ukraine to monitor the cease-fire between the Ukrainian Government and separatist rebels have arrived in Kiev.
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