International Organizations

IMF Seeks Grace Period for Greek Debt Repayment

May 18, 2016

The International Monetary Fund is pushing the creditors of the Greek government, including eurozone countries such as Germany, to accept unfavorable terms in Greece's debt repayment, including a 24-year repayment grace period and a low interest rate for the next 30 to 40 years.
HRW: Governments Must Protect Rights in Climate Funding

May 17, 2016

As government representatives meet in Bonn, Germany, to determine how they will carry out the recently signed UN climate deal, a Human Rights Watch article calls on these representatives to review how best to commit funding to uphold the human rights of people around the world who are affected by global warming.
AI: Hungary Security Proposals Threaten Human Rights

May 17, 2016

Amnesty International has published a statement warning that the Hungarian government's proposed constitutional amendment that would grant the executive branch expansive powers to confront "terror threat situations" violates international human rights standards requiring strict controls on such emergency powers.
AI Calls for Global Compact on Sharing Refugees

May 17, 2016

Amnesty International has called on governments participating in various international meetings in 2016 to address the global migration crisis to agree to a "Global Compact" that would establish a permanent system of distributing refugees, including through "expedited" routes in the case of refugee emergencies, based in international human rights and refugee law.
IMF Warns of UK Economic Contraction After Brexit

May 16, 2016

In its annual report on the British economy, the International Monetary Fund intervened in the debate over whether the UK should leave the EU by predicting that such an exit could lead to an economic downturn in the country and decrease the prices of housing and shares.