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UN Rights Chief Issues Broad Criticism of US Policies
March 17, 2017
The Independent reports that, in a recent address to the UN Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein criticized US President Donald Trump for policies ranging from barriers to the entry of migrants from a designated group of countries, to plans to deport illegal migrants from the US, to criticism of the media and judges.
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UN Official Decries "Reproductive Rights" Obstacles
March 17, 2017
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein devoted a substantial portion of his statement for International Women's Day to criticism of government policies he says violate women's "sexual and reproductive health rights" by limiting their access to abortion.
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Article Calls for Multistakeholder Internet Governance
March 17, 2017
Samir Saran of the Observer Research Foundation writes that the reformation of the global governance of the internet should be based on a "Multistakeholderism 2.0" model based on consultation with nongovernmental organizations and activists on issues ranging from internet security to "affordable digital access."
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UN Criticizes Hungarian Migrant Detention Plan
March 17, 2017
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has criticized a law recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament, arguing that it could lead to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers in violation of UN human rights treaties and European human rights law.
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UN Seeks Continued Input on US Refugee Policy
March 17, 2017
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned that US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on refugee resettlement and foreign travel would "compound the anguish" of refugees and signaled his desire for continued UN input on resettlement under a future US refugee policy.
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