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UN Admits to Working with Rights Abusers in DRC
April 01, 2015
Voice of America reports that the UN mission to the ongoing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC") has confirmed that it has worked with Congolese army officers who are suspected of having committed human rights abuses.
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Commentators Urge U.S. to Shield Israel from UN Bias
April 01, 2015
As the Obama Administration reportedly considers endorsing a UN Security Council resolution pushing a two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Brett Schaefer and James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation write that the U.S. should instead continue to protect Israel against "biased" UN resolutions.
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OSCE Presses for Human Rights-Compliant Anti-Terrorism Efforts
March 25, 2015
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently held a workshop in Warsaw training counter-terrorism experts to respond to foreign terrorist fighters in "a human rights-compliant and gender-sensitive manner."
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UN Continues Criticism of Israel over "Occupied Territories"
March 25, 2015
As the UN continues its criticism of Israel for alleged human rights violations in Palestinian territories, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri has accused Israeli officials of "persistent impunity" in military operations in these territories.
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UN Pushes Israeli Re-commitment to "Two-State" Solution
March 25, 2015
In a call with re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the leader to re-commit the Israeli Government to a two-state solution with Palestine and pushed him to release tax revenue he says is owed to the Palestinian Authority.
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