UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that the new US order on Syrian refugees "should be removed sooner rather than later." Drawing a comparison to the US history on the "forefront of refugee protection," Guterres said...
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White House: immigration order does not restrict green card holders
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Wednesday clarified in a press briefing that Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration does not apply to individuals admitted for permanent residence. Trump issued the controversial executive...
UN rights experts: US immigration order violates international human rights obligations
A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday said the executive order on immigration signed by US President Donald Trump breaches international human rights obligations . The order , signed last Friday, bars all nationals from...
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of federal regulations. The executive order requires two regulations to be eliminated for every new one created and caps the costs...
Federal judge blocks Trump executive order on immigration restrictions the day after signing
The US District Court for the Eastern District of NY in an emergency ruling Saturday stayed the execution, until further notice, of an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump , which would restrict access to the...
Trump signs order withdrawing from Trans-Pacific Partnership
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday withdrawing the US from the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) . The TPP, signed nearly a year ago, was a trade pact between the US and 11 Pacific...
UN urges states to ensure all trade agreements respect human rights
A UN expert on Tuesday called on all nations to ensure that every existing and future trade agreement abides by and endorses all binding human rights treaties and environmental and health goals. In a statement accompanying release...
UN rights expert: investor-state dispute settlement 'incompatible with democracy'
UN expert Alfred de Zayas on Tuesday warned against investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in trade agreements, saying that they "are incompatible with democracy, the rule of law and human rights." ISDS mechanisms, which according...
Representatives from 12 countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership
Twelve countries across the Pacific-Rim on Thursday signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand amid waves of protest. The twelve nations, which together make-up roughly 40% of the world's GDP , include the Australia,...
UN expert urges countries not to sign Pacific trade deal without reaffirming rights committments
UN human rights expert Alfred de Zayas on Tuesday urged governments in the Pacific Rim not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without first "reaffirming ... human rights treaty obligations and their recent pledges to...