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UN Women's Commission Asserts Need for "Empowerment"
March 29, 2017
The "Agreed Conclusions" of a recent meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women call on governments to enforce a wide array of rights, including to social protection and "equal pay," intended to promote the broad principle of "women’s empowerment" and help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Gregg: Global Governance "Corrupts" Idea of Human Rights
March 28, 2017
In a recent article, Samuel Gregg of the Acton Institute concludes that the phenomenon of global governance has become detached from traditional values of economic freedom and natural rights and instead aspires to the liberation of individuals everywhere in the world "from any natural or social constraints that might inhibit the realization of" their desires.
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UN Hosts Talks on Global Nuclear Weapons Ban
March 28, 2017
AFP reports that over 100 UN member countries have launched the first-ever UN talks on imposing a global treaty ban on nuclear weapons, amid concerns that negotiations over the treaty would hamper cooperation to respond to nuclear threats and stall progress toward ongoing disarmament efforts.
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NGO Advocates Conservative Form of Global Governance
March 28, 2017
Benjamin Bull of ADF International has published an article describing the work of his nongovernmental organization to "reclaim international law" by working within global and regional organizations to expand the recognition of the Judeo-Christian roots of human rights, including conscience rights, and push a more conservative vision of global governance.
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US Qualifies Position on Environmental Rights at UNHRC
March 28, 2017
At a recent UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) discussion on "human rights and the environment," the US delegation to the UNHRC agreed with a consensus of states on the importance of protecting the environment but expressed concerns about the inclusion of environmental protection and development in the human rights context.
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