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Rhodes: Protect "Integrity" of Human Rights Concept
November 26, 2014
In a recent speech, Aaron Rhodes of the Freedom Rights Project has called for human rights groups to spotlight violations of civil and political rights around the world and to prevent attempts by oppressive regimes to "obfuscate" real human rights protection through the proliferation of economic and social rights.
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Experts: U.S. Congress Should Ensure Private Internet
November 26, 2014
Brett Schaefer, Paul Rosenzweig, and James Gattuso write that the U.S. Congress should work with the White House to ensure that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") maintains minimum standards that will keep it free from control by oppressive governments.
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UN Report Pushes for Massive Energy Shift
November 26, 2014
The UN Environment Programme's Emissions Gap Report 2014 calls for immediate moves to limit worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and seeks zero net emissions by the end of the century in order to "head off the worst impacts" of global warming.
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UN Pressures OAS Countries on Sustainability Agenda
November 26, 2014
At a recent conference, the UN Environment Programme and the Organization of American States ("OAS") signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits OAS to use programs on environmental law to contribute to the UN's agenda on "sustainable development" and a green economy.
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UN Seeks to "Empower" Youth Through Sexual Rights
November 26, 2014
The UN Population Fund has released a report that calls for the weakening of parental consent laws and the granting of "sexual and reproductive health" rights, often interpreted as including abortion rights, to young people in order to help them realize their potential.
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