Human Rights and Intl Law Archives - Page 9 of 12 - C-Fam
UN Report: “There Is No Definition of the Family”
A draft UN report says the family should be understood “in a wide sense” and tries to open the door to recognize same-sex couples in international law and policy.
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Abortion Groups “Save Face” in Peru
A fifteen-year multi-million dollar campaign to make abortion legal in Peru ended last year when, following the recommendations of a UN committee, the government gave roughly $50,000 in compensation to a woman who was denied an abortion in 2001.
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Edmund Burke Fellows Insider’s View of the United Nations
Ambassadors, delegates, and scholars gave 10 students of law and international relations an insider’s view of the United Nations this week during the Edmund Burke Fellowship.
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Five Big Pro-Life and Pro-Family Wins in 2015
The year just ended will prove to be a significant one for the United Nations. Two much anticipated agreements were finalized, one on development and another on climate.
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Five Biggest Pro-Life and Pro-Family Losses of 2015
Despite many positive events, there is always bad news coming out of the UN. 2015 was no exception. These are the worst moments of 2015.
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Editorial: UN Feminist Busybodies Out of US
We at C-Fam have never taken the position that the UN ought to be closed or that the UN ought to move out of New York City. We believe there is a role for this body, mostly in airing out issues in the General Assembly.
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Poland and Hungary May Break EU Bloc at UN on Gay Rights and Much More
Political change in Poland is undermining efforts to impose same-sex “marriage” on Europe and could lead to a sea change in the European Union’s negotiating position at the United Nations.
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Gays Fail Once More at UN, Abortion Language Also Rolled Back
A paragraph about sex education in a resolution on the rights of children stalled debate in the General Assembly on Tuesday and forced a vote on the resolution, which has traditionally been adopted consensually.
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UN Diplomats Fight Back Against LGBT Ideology
A chorus of delegates from around the world protested attempts to make “sexual orientation and gender identity” a protected category in international human rights law at the General Assembly this week.
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New UN Law Rules Will be Boon for Judicial Activism
New UN guidelines to identify customary international law threaten to unleash a barrage of litigation and judicial activism around the world.
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UN Experts Deny Wrongdoing Before General Assembly
UN human rights officials and experts were on the defensive for promoting abortion and homosexuality, during their annual visit to the General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York this week.
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Abortion Activists Pin Hopes on Security Council Resolution
The UN Security Council passed a resolution this week that activists will use to target laws protecting unborn children from abortion and to strike down U.S. laws prohibiting the funding of abortion overseas.
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Will UN Categorically Exclude Unborn from Right to Life?
A draft UN report excludes all children in the womb from any protections under international law.
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Homosexual Activist to Head European Rights Organization
The European Union’s official human rights advisory body appointed a prominent homosexual rights activist as its director this week, signaling a more aggressive stance against European laws and policies protecting the natural family.
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UNFPA Foiled By Nigeria on Abortion, Sexual Rights
A powerful and controversial UN population agency told the Nigerian government to change its position on reproductive health last week after setbacks in advancing abortion and sexual rights for adolescents in Africa.
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Amnesty’s Prostitution Stance Challenged
As Amnesty International fleshes out its new policy backing the decriminalization of prostitution, Rachel Moran has some insights for them.
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Planned Parenthood’s Brutality Criticized at Hearing
“There is no act too brutal” to stop defending Planned Parenthood, a congressman said of his colleagues. Rep. Randy Forbes was stunned at the Democratic congressmen and their witness testifying at…
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U.S. Rebuffs Europe on Funding Abortions Abroad
The Obama administration told the UN last week that it would not contravene a U.S. law that prohibits it from funding abortions overseas.
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Abortion and LGBT Proponents Complain About Lack of Progress in UN Development Goals
The U.S. complained this week that the new UN development goals do not break any new ground on abortion.
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U.S. Escalates LGBT Rights; LGBT Advocate Calls it Dangerous
The U.S. upped the stakes on international LGBT rights by raising the issue in an informal briefing on Monday at UN headquarters. But an LGBT advocate criticized it as pandering that could cost lives.
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Planned Parenthood Skirts Laws Around the Globe
For over two decades, the UN has maintained a compromise: abortion is not a human right, but where it is legal, it should be safe – at least, for the mother.
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Analysis: New Development Goals Do Not Create a Right to Abortion, But They Turn on the Money Spigot for Abortion
UN agencies and bureaucrats have been part of the global abortion industry for over two decades. But they have never had much ability to compel countries to change their abortion laws.
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Girl Exploited by Amnesty Int’l Names Baby “Miracle”
The young mother named her baby “Milagros.” That is Spanish for Miracle. Amnesty International wanted the baby aborted. The brave girl in Paraguay was allegedly raped by her stepfather,…
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Amnesty Credits UN for Pro-Prostitution Policy
Amnesty International voted Tuesday to urge the decriminalization of all aspect of the sex trade, and said the new policy was based on input from the World Health Organization and UN Women.
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Amnesty Cites Disability Rights for Legalizing Prostitution
Two decades after the movie “Pretty Woman” glamorized prostitution, Hollywood stars are teaming up with ex-prostituted women to convince a human rights group not to advocate for legalizing prostitution.
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