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UN Agent: Compact Must Push New Narrative on Migration
December 05, 2017
At a consultation on the upcoming Global Compact on Migration, UN Special Representative Louise Arbour identified the development of the migration deal as an opportunity to flip the "often-toxic narrative" about migration into one that recognizes its "overwhelmingly positive impact" and called for policies that transcend "binary categories" like "refugees" and "economic migrants."
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OSCE Hosts Training on Rights-Based Terror Policing
December 04, 2017
An event hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Tirana, Albania, focused on training law-enforcement officers in international standards "to respect human rights while countering terrorism."
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OSCE Trains Tajik Journalists on Terror Coverage
December 04, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently co-hosted a workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to train journalists and government officials on international standards regarding the role of the media in covering "violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism."
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BC Rights Commission May Target "Hate Speech"
December 04, 2017
CTV News Vancouver reports that the Attorney General of British Columbia David Eby has identified online "hate speech" as a potential area in which a revived human rights commission in the province could make an impact with news outlets and moderators of online fora.
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UN Chief Pushes Rights-Centered Counter-terror Campaign
December 01, 2017
In recent remarks at the University of London, UN Secretary-General António Guterres set out a five-priority strategy in the fight against terrorism, including grounding counter-terrorism operations in the global human rights agenda and supporting partnerships among tech companies like the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, which seeks to remove terrorist content.
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