Society & Culture
Somin Post Extols Free Trade and Freedom of Movement Benefits of EU Project
September 5, 2010
Professors provide different perspectives on the future of the European Union.Council on Foreign Relations Op-Ed Laments Decline of Enthusiasm for EU
September 5, 2010
Charles Kupchan, professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, explains that EU national governments are "clawing back the sovereignty they once willingly sacrificed in pursuit of a collective ideal."HRW Issues Reminder of Religious Freedom to Build Muslim Worship and Community Centers
September 5, 2010
As Americans question the wisdom of building a mosque near the location of the 9/11 attacks, Human Rights Watch reminds Americans that the U.S. Constitution and international human rights law protects the freedom of religion of those who seek to build mosques and Muslim community centers.Amnesty International Weighs in on Proposed Burqua Ban
September 5, 2010
Amnesty International has urged the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reject a draft law that would prohibit the wearing in public of "clothes which prevent identification."OHCHR Releases Report on Human Rights and Development
September 5, 2010
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a report entitled "Human Rights and Millennium Development Goals in Practice: A review of country strategies and reporting," which gives examples of how the protection of human rights is necessary for development.NY Times: E.U. Casts Legal Doubt on French Roma Expulsion
September 3, 2010
European Commission reports say the "French law lacked minimum safeguards required by the European Union to protect deportees."CERD Finishes 77th Session; Issues Concluding Observations
September 1, 2010
The Committee's concluding observations on the reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Iran, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania, and Uzbekistan can be found here.Heritage Foundation Article Criticizes UPR Process
September 1, 2010
Heritage Foundation Fellows Brett Schaefer and Steven Groves argue that U.S. engagement and participation in the Universal Periodic Review process "elevate[s] and legitimize[s] the deeply flawed Human Rights Council."ICRC Encourages Ratification of Convention on Enforced Disappearance
September 1, 2010
States that sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance have to make enforced disappearance an offense under their national criminal law.World Youth Conference Participants Adopt Declaration
September 1, 2010
The Guanajuato Declaration adopted at the 2010 World Youth Conference offers recommendations for governments on legislation to protect rights of young people.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
