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Donald Trump’s Global Agenda: Taking White Supremacy Worldwide
Trump's State Department appointee kills UN language on racism, hate speech and nationalism.
Indefinite Detention of Migrants Violates International Law
Trump's stated intention to indefinitely detain immigrant families together violates international law.
Former UN Special Rapporteur on US Withdrawal From the Human Rights Council
With global tensions rising, the US finds itself in a corner by design and incompetence, says Richard Falk.
Migrant Smuggling: Preying on the Most Vulnerable
The criminalization of desperate migrants makes them even more susceptible to abuse and exploitation.
Blistering UN Report: Trump Administration Is Intentionally Exacerbating Inequality
Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty, discusses more.
Amid Scathing Accusations of War Crimes, UN Votes to Condemn Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
The US also tried to ram through an amendment blaming Hamas for ‘'initiating violence.'’
Corporate Lawyers Hijack UN Meeting, While Civil Society Is Sidelined
Some public interest organizations were kept away.
Global Leaders Condemn Trump’s “Scorn for International Law” As Haley Threatens More Possible Air Strikes
“You can't combat the alleged violation of international law by violating international law.”
UN Special Rapporteur Says Tax Bill Will Make the US “World Champion of Extreme Inequality”
As Congress prepares to vote on the tax bill, the United Nations has issued a scathing report on poverty in the US.
“Keep It in the Ground”: As UN Climate Summit Ends, Activists Protest at Europe’s Largest Open-Pit Coal Mine
Throughout the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, activists have been protesting against fossil fuels.