Key NGO Monitors
UK's Widdecombe Urges Christians to Resist Persecution
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
April 26, 2013
Anne Widdecombe, a special envoy for Aid to the Church in Need and a former MP, warned UK Christians to "be extremely vigilant" about encroachments upon their religious freedoms in the name of nondiscrimination. To read more, click here.
AI Calls for Release of Guantanamo Detainees
April 24, 2013
Amnesty International ("AI") argues that the U.S. should end indefinite detention at its Guantanamo Bay facility due to a hunger strike that indicates, in AI's view, that terror suspects "think the US administration has given up on them." To read more, click here.
HRW: U.S. Must Investigate Torture Claims
April 19, 2013
Human Rights Watch argues that, based on a private report completed by a group with no subpoena power and no access to classified documents, the U.S. has failed to sufficiently investigate "indisputable" evidence of torture in the War on Terror. To read more, click here.
NGOs Unsatisfied with U.S. Shift in Drone Program Oversight
SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM
April 17, 2013
Unsatisfied with the U.S. government's shift of its drone program to more transparent military control, human rights organizations are requesting more details on the targeting of suspected terrorists with drones. To read more, click here.
Activists Argue for Female Involvement in Extraction Industry
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
April 12, 2013
NGO leaders and UN and government officials have urged businesses and African governments to include more women in their decision-making processes relating to mineral extraction. To read more, click here.
Group Says Universities Fail to Invest in Cures
ECONOMICS, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
April 12, 2013
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines argues that research universities are investing too little in "neglected" disease research and are not providing for socially responsible licensing of drugs. To read more, click here.
Oxfam Alarmed over Lack of "Climate Finance"
ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY
April 10, 2013
Oxfam has announced its concern over a reduction in the redistribution of funds to developing countries to deal with the effects of global warming. To read more, click here.
Group: Abortion Restrictions Make Malta a Human Rights Abuser
April 3, 2013
The International Commission of Jurists ("ICJ") has condemned Malta prior to its upcoming review by the UN Human Rights Council for violating the right to "therapeutic" abortions. To read more, click here.
NGOs Unsatisfied with Shift in Drone Command
April 1, 2013
Human rights organizations argue that the US's recent decision to give the military control of its drone program is a welcome development but insufficient to address rights abuses. To read more, click here.
Business Group Promotes "Natural Capital Management"
ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY
March 27, 2013
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Business coalition, an organization of 26 companies, has released a report calling for the use of "natural capital management," or pro-environment, principles in business decision-making. To read more, click here.
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