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AI: All US States Violate Global Lethal Force Standards
July 01, 2015
Amnesty International ("AI") has published a report accusing all 50 US states of failing to follow international law on police use of deadly force and calling for immediate reform to comply with global standards.
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UN Agency: Remove Barriers to Sexual Rights
July 01, 2015
The UN's World Health Organization has released a report calling for countries to remove legal and regulatory barriers to "sexual and reproductive health rights," which the report says are human rights that include access to contraception and abortion.
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UNGA Calls for Development of Ocean Biodiversity Treaty
July 01, 2015
The UN General Assembly ("UNGA") has adopted a resolution that calls for the development of a "comprehensive global regime" that addresses the conservation of biodiversity on the high seas.
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Report: UN Lacks Tools Needed for Global Governance
June 26, 2015
A recent report by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other diplomats argues that the UN does not have the necessary tools to deal with existing world challenges and calls for reform of the UN Security Council and various UN agencies to facilitate global governance.
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UN Pushes for Use of Passenger Information to Fight Terrorism
June 26, 2015
The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate has called for greater government use of a global advance passenger information system for airline carriers in order to restrict the international flow of terrorist fighters.
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