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UN Agent Raises Specter of Nazism in U.K. Bill of Rights Plans
June 03, 2015
The Telegraph reports that the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crépeau has warned that Britain risks following the same road as Nazi Germany in the 1930s if it withdraws from the European Convention on Human Rights following the introduction of a U.K. Bill of Rights.
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NGO Raises Questions over UN Sex Abuse Response
June 03, 2015
The New York Times reports that the nongovernmental organization AIDS-Free World has published documents indicating that the UN did not follow up with French authorities regarding allegations that French soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission sexually abused children.
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UN Office Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty in U.S.
June 03, 2015
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has congratulated the U.S. State of Nebraska for abolishing the death penalty and has called for the federal government to engage with states to implement a moratorium on the punishment as a step toward its abolition.
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Letter: UN Sustainability Goals Discriminate Against Elderly
June 03, 2015
A letter signed by a group of ageing specialists has warned that the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals include health-related targets that could encourage countries to focus attention on care for younger people at the expense of people over 70 years of age.
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UNSC Calls for Increased Small Arms Regulation
June 03, 2015
The UN Security Council ("UNSC") has passed a resolution calling for greater regulation and monitoring in countries around the world of the transfer and production of "small arms and light weapons."
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