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NGO Targets Agricultural Suppliers on Social, Environmental Impacts
March 07, 2019
As part of the activist organization’s Behind the Brands Implementation Initiative, Oxfam has identified several agricultural companies it alleges are not implementing the global human rights and environmental agendas in line with the commitments of the food and beverage companies for which they serve as suppliers.
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IACHR, Oxfam Partner to Promote Nontraditional Rights
March 06, 2019
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the activist organization Oxfam have signed a five-year agreement to promote human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on “economic, social, cultural and environmental rights” in the region.
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UNESCO Initiative Promotes Policies on “Positive Masculinities”
March 06, 2019
A UNESCO-convened group representing Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean recently approved an Interregional Roadmap for the UNESCO Global Initiative on Masculinities, with the ultimate goal of producing global recommendations for public policy promoting “positive masculinities” to achieve gender equality.
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UN Agent: Governments Have Rights Obligation to Provide Housing
March 06, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Leilani Farha has presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council demanding action from governments on a global “crisis” in housing and accusing some countries of ”perpetuating a hierarchy of human rights” where some matter more than others.
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NGO Promotes Use of Rights Institutions to Fulfill SDGs
March 06, 2019
The Danish Institute for Human Rights describes its plans to promote the need for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in every country to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at this week’s UN Human Rights Council discussion on NHRIs and sustainable development.
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