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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.
In the same week, the Wall Street Journal, George Soros, and several other media outlets have accused Mormon grandmother Sharon Slater as a major factor behind the “anti-homosexuality bill” in Uganda.
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A coalition of activists are urging the World Bank to withhold loans from Uganda, one of the poorest countries in the world, over its Anti-Homosexuality Act. This could set up a tension between sex and starvation.
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On August 8, 2024, an ad hoc committee of the General Assembly for the elaboration of a UN cybercrime treaty completed its work by adopting a draft text of the convention. Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the new treaty allow for the creation of simulated and virtual child pornography and sexting, which is child pornography consensually created by consenting minors for private consumption.
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USAID’s 2024-2034 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Policy ostensibly outlines a strategy to promote democracy and human rights globally. Ironically, it promises to undermine democracy through programs that promote social engineering, censorship, and interference in internal politics.
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