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All items tagged UN human rights councilGlobal Must Read ArticlesNovember 12, 2009 | China and Africa: Improving CooperationChina’s impressive economic growth in recent years would not have been possible without the exploitation of raw materials in Africa. Up to now Beijing’s interests in Africa have been largely economic in nature. This, however, is bound to change as China’s increasingly political involvement in Sudan and Zambia shows. In order for the increasing Chinese presence in Africa not to produce detrimental ... MoreSeptember 18, 2009 | Israel Unfazed by UN Human Rights ReportThe UN Human Rights Council report condemning both Israel and Hamas for January’s confrontation looks set to change nothing. ++ Despite a loss in the international public opinion war Tel Aviv secured unanimous support domestically that has served to legitimize the course of action taken. ++ Hamas also fails to accept the report which they feel confuses the victim, a continuation of the ... MoreDecember 11, 2008 | Human Rights in Need of OverhaulYesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ++ There is still much work to be done. ++ The UN Human Rights Council, established in 2006, has been hampered by America’s absence. ++ Compounding issues, “hapless Western governments have been consistently outmaneuvered and outvoted on the council” by nations with blatant human rights ... More |
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