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UN Rights Head Sees "Gross Inequality" as Major Threat

The UN human rights chief has warned that growing inequality in income, wealth and access to resources and justice is a threat to human rights across the globe. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle...

UN , United Nations , inequality , human rights , protest
March 07, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Latvia Rejects UN Migration Pact

Latvia’s 100-seat parliament on Thursday rejected the United Nations Global Compact for Migration, which was agreed in July after 18 months of negotiations and is set to be adopted in January 2019 in Marrakesh. The...

United Nations , migration , Latvia
December 10, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Number of EU Countries Rejecting UN Migration Pact Grows

The list of European Union member states withdrawing support for the United Nations global pact on migration is growing. The latest country to say it will stay away is Slovakia, joining Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria,...

United Nations , UN , Slovakia , Hungary , Europe
November 26, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Italy elected UN Human Rights Council: Time to put its Money where its Mouth is

Italy was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council with 180 votes. For the countries of the Western European group three places were allocated and there were three candidates, meaning there are no defeated countries in the European Union area.

UN Human Rights Council , United Nations , human rights , Italy
November 05, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Czech Republic Signals Exit From UN Migration Pact

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has suggested that his country will withdraw from the United Nations pact on migration. The move, which the European Commission is not happy about, comes after Austria, Hungary and...

migrants , refugees , United Nations , UN , Czech Republic
November 02, 2018 • LibertiesEU
UN: France’s Veil Ban Violates Human Rights

France’s ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic veil, is a violation of human rights, the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) said on Tuesday. The UNHRC called on Paris to review the legislation, giving it 180 days to...

France , face veil , burqa , ban , UN , United Nations , UNHRC
October 25, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Report says UN's Global War on Drugs has been a Failure

The United Nations' strategy on drugs for the past 10 years has been a failure, according to a major report by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). The IDPC, a network of 177 NGOs concerned with drug...

war on drugs , United Nations , drugs , International Drug Policy Consortium
October 24, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Denmark Elected to UN Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly on Friday voted for Denmark to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the next three years. It will be the first time that Denmark has a seat at the UNHRC table, which it...

Denmark , UNHRC , UN , United Nations
October 19, 2018 • LibertiesEU
UN Experts: Businesses ‘Dragging Feet’ on Human Rights

Worldwide, too many businesses are putting profits before human rights, while governments fail to “regulate and lead by example”, argues a fresh human rights report by the United Nations. UN rights experts urge...

labour rights , human rights , United Nations , report
October 18, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Migrant Death Rates at Sea Continue to Climb

The number of migrants and asylum seekers from Libya to the European Union has dropped, but the proportion lost at sea has increased, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Monday. Reportedly, in the first half of...

UNHCR , migrants , asylum seekers , Lybia , United Nations , statistics
September 03, 2018 • LibertiesEU
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