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In October 2023, the Human Rights Council decided to transmit the draft text of a treaty on the right to development to the General Assembly (A/HRC/RES/54/18, OP 17). The purpose of the new treaty is to affirm the sovereignty of developing countries and their right to pursue their economic and social development without interference from former colonial powers.
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The Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) is a nongovernmental organization that was founded in 1997 and has held Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council since 2014. We are headquartered in New York and Washington, D.C. and are a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization that is dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the human person.
A new treaty on crimes against humanity is proving more controversial than expected, as it hit roadblocks in the General Assembly. The treaty could make denial of abortion a crime against humanity and expand the international crime of “gender persecution” to cover advocacy, laws and policies that protect man-woman marriage and deny transgender policies.
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Democrat lawmakers introduced a Congressional resolution declaring an international right to abortion supposedly based on U.S. treaty obligations.
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This week, a UN expert ignited an explosive debate about male athletes in women’s sports. The expert called on countries and sports authorities not to allow men to compete in women’s sports.
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Does opposing abortion as a human right make you “anti-rights?” What about opposing gender ideology? To many on the left at the international level, the answer is a resounding yes. And they want to do something about these “anti-rights” groups.
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