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UN Agent Criticizes Unequal Housing in Chile
July 25, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing Leilani Farha has asserted that the divergence in quality of housing in Chile and "segregation" of where people live in the country "based on socio-economic status" violate the international human right to housing.
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UN Observer Calls for Lifting of Sanctions on Russia
July 25, 2017
At a recent press conference in Moscow, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral sanctions Idriss Jazairy warned that sanctions imposed by over 30 countries against Russian businesses and officials are violating the human rights of "vulnerable groups" in Russia and called for governments to lift sanctions on elected officials.
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UN Agents Call for Abortion Access in Honduras
July 24, 2017
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has called on a commission charged with reforming the penal code of Honduras to include in their recommendations policies implementing "international human rights standards" ensuring that "women and girls can enjoy their full human rights to sexual and reproductive health" by permitting them access to abortion.
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OECD Chief Pushes Redistributive Policies to Counter Globalization Impacts
July 24, 2017
In a recent speech, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Secretary-General Angel Gurría suggested that policies to reduce the potentially negative impacts of globalization include those that tackle "wealth concentration," enhance "robust social protection systems" and "progressive tax systems," and adhere to global standards issued by the OECD.
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UN Group Elects Saudi Arabia to Women's Rights Body
July 24, 2017
In comments to Deutsche Welle, Hillel Neuer of the nongovernmental organization UN Watch blasted the decision of the UN Economic and Social Council to elect Saudi Arabia, known for its broad array of laws and policies that discriminate against women, to a UN commission responsible for monitoring women's rights.
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