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AI: US Must Heed UN on Cuba Embargo
December 02, 2015
Amnesty International ("AI") has called for the US to heed the recent vote of the UN General Assembly to condemn the country's economic embargo of Cuba, which it says "greatly contributes to further undermine human rights in Cuba," and end the policy.
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HRW Expresses Concern at UN Terrorism Resolution
December 02, 2015
An article from Human Rights Watch ("HRW") calls on the UN Security Council to address what HRW deems to be problems with its recent resolution requiring countries to enact various criminal sanctions against foreign terrorist fighters, arguing that the resolution may encourage the adoption of overbroad criminal provisions with negative consequences.
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Martin: G20 Must Strengthen Global Institutions
December 02, 2015
Former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin writes that the G20 group of countries must cooperate to strengthen institutions of global governance in order "to make globalization work."
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Israel Criticizes Venezuela's Reelection to UNHRC
December 01, 2015
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon has criticized the international organization for maintaining double standards on human-rights issues following the reelection of Venezuela, often criticized for its poor human-rights record, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC").
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OECD Forum Seeks Global Tax Cooperation
December 01, 2015
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") recently held a Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in order to sign up new countries containing financial centers to an international agreement to automatically exchange tax information.