Spotlight on Sovereignty
FBI Removed Training Materials Deemed "Offensive to Muslims"
SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM
June 14, 2013
Judicial Watch argues that the FBI chose political correctness over an effective national security strategy by removing materials it believes could be "offensive to Muslims" from the content of its training program. To read more, click here.
IMF Concedes Mistakes on Greece Bailout
June 14, 2013
An internal document produced by the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") states that the conditions imposed on Greece for the country to receive bailout funds have harmed the Greek economy and that the country failed to meet the requirements to qualify for aid. To read more, click here.
Letter Urges Enforcement of Business Human Rights Obligations
ECONOMICS, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
June 14, 2013
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development seeks discussion of extraterritorial enforcement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the adoption of outcome documents at the next UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in December 2013. To read more, click here.
Wendy's Faces Human Rights Pressure
ECONOMICS, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
June 14, 2013
Raj Patel at The Huffington Post criticizes Wendy's for failing to protect the farmers in its supply chain by joining the "Fair Food Program," a U.S. project endorsed by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. To read more, click here.
UK AG: Parliament, Not ECHR, Should Govern Prisoner Voting Rights
June 12, 2013
UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve is arguing in a case before the UK Supreme Court that prisoner voting rights are an issue of national sovereignty. To read more, click here.
Schaefer: Power Confirmation Deserves Tough Questions
June 12, 2013
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that the nomination of Samantha Power for the post of Ambassador to the UN provides an opportunity for confirmation hearing questions about Power's past foreign policy statements and the Administration's approach to UN diplomacy. To read more, click here.
Ibrahim: White House Defends Jihadists' Human Rights
SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM
June 11, 2013
Raymond Ibrahim writes on Human Events that the Obama Administration has shown more concern regarding the human rights of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria than the rights of the Christians this group has slaughtered and persecuted. To read more, click here.
WHO Calls for Tobacco Advertising Ban
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
June 11, 2013
The UN's World Health Organization ("WHO") is urging a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, including product placement in films, pro-tobacco online discussions, and branded products that influence young people. To read more, click here.
UN Tribunal Acquits Serbs of War Crimes
June 11, 2013
The UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia voted to acquit two former Serbian officials of crimes relating to the murder of thousands of Bosnians by the units they supervised during the wars between 1991 and 1995. To read more, click here.
U.S. Pledges to Sign Arms Treaty
June 11, 2013
As the UN Arms Trade Treaty has opened for signing, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has stated that the U.S. will sign the treaty, despite objections from some gun rights groups that the treaty could have a domestic impact on the right to bear arms. To read more, click here.
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