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Pacific Governments Sign TPP
February 04, 2016
Twelve countries signed the Transpacific Partnership ("TPP") trade deal in Auckland, New Zealand, as governments seek to boost cross-border trade and investment across the Pacific Rim.
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NGOs Criticize UN Negotiations with Syrian Regime
February 04, 2016
Foreign Policy reports that Syrian relief organizations are criticizing the UN for its communications with the Syrian government, which is accused of committing war crimes against the country's citizens, regarding the deletion of references to Syrian human rights violations in UN reporting and securing emergency relief for hard-hit Syrian areas.
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UN Agent Warns of TPP Human Rights Impact
February 04, 2016
Prior to the signing of the Transpacific Partnership ("TPP") trade deal by countries on the Pacific Rim, UN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas has called on these countries not to sign the deal without making fresh commitments to international human rights treaties and to the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") to "guarantee the regulatory space of States."
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UN Working Group: African-Americans Face "Human Rights Crisis"
February 03, 2016
Following a visit to the US, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent blamed official impunity and racist ideology for a "human rights crisis" facing African-Americans and called on officials to take measures to address "Afrophobia" and end the "epidemic of racial violence" in US law enforcement.
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UN Chief: Palestinian People Will "Resist Occupation"
February 03, 2016
In response to Israeli criticism that his past remarks associating Islamic terrorism with Israel's policy toward Palestinians condone jihadist acts, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has published an op-ed in The New York Times arguing both that he condemns terrorism but also believes that Palestinians "will always resist occupation."
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