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Palestine Seeks UN Timetable on Two-State Solution
April 09, 2015
The Associated Press reports that the Ambassador of Palestine to the UN Riyad Mansour says Palestine is "ready and willing" to seek a UN Security Council resolution that would set a timetable for the creation of a Palestinian state.
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UN's Ban Targets Israel in Remarks to Arab Leaders
April 09, 2015
In remarks to the recent League of Arab States Summit in Egypt, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel to halt "nearly half a century of occupation" and to support the creation of a Palestinian state.
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Trade Deal Opens U.S. to Suits in UN-Approved Tribunals
April 08, 2015
The New York Times reports that a leaked chapter from a trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other countries, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, could lead to increased lawsuits by foreign companies against U.S. federal, state, and local governments in a UN-sanctioned tribunal.
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Ploton Calls for "Results-Based" Human Rights Activism
April 08, 2015
Vincent Ploton writes that activist organizations should adopt a "results-based management" approach to measure their advancement of the international human rights agenda.
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Ambassador Criticizes UN's Anti-Israel Bias
April 08, 2015
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor writes that the rise of autocratic and repressive regimes at the UN has led the organization, and especially its Human Rights Council, to single out Israel over all other countries for criticism over alleged human rights violations.