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OECD Warns Countries on Political Finance Rules
February 10, 2016
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has released a report warning member countries that they must tighten regulation and enforcement of rules on political finance, including "loopholes" such as spending by third parties, in order to "restore trust in democracy."
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UN Committee: Prioritize Public over Private Education
February 10, 2016
In its observations on child rights in Kenya, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child called on the Kenyan government to "prioritize free primary quality education at public schools over private schools and informal low cost schools" in order to guarantee the right to education in the country.
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Windschuttle: Global Governance Threatens Australian Institutions
February 10, 2016
Author Keith Windschuttle writes that academics and judges are seeking to use the tools of global governance and international treaties to take power from the people of Australia in shaping Australian policies such as the treatment of refugees and the recognition of legal interests held by the Aboriginal people.
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WEF Seeks Global Governance to Capitalize on Technologies
February 10, 2016
Chriss Street writes that the recent World Economic Forum ("WEF") in Davos focused on how world actors from governments, business, and nongovernmental organizations could confront the coming "Fourth Industrial Revolution," involving "profound" advances in technology, to remain ahead of the curve in global regulatory governance.
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Activists Seek UN Investigation of US Water Contamination
February 09, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Detroit Water Brigade has called for the UN Special Rapporteur on the management of hazardous materials Baskut Tuncak to visit Flint, Michigan, to investigate whether water contamination in that city violates international treaties.
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