Links to recent news and analysis on the implementation of international human rights law in all respects, including democracy and the impartial rule of law.
UNRWA’s ‘Darkest Hour’ will go bleaker under Trump’s Presidency
6/11/2024: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) faces devastating effects if the Oct. 28 Israeli legislation banning its operations providing health, education and other social services to Palestinian refugees in Israel and the occupied territories comes into effect. During his first presidential term, Trump ended US voluntary funding of UNRWA, straining the agency’s ability to function.
Source: PassBlue
Second Trump term a threat to rights in US and the world
6/11/2024: Human Rights Watch warns that Donald Trump has proposed policies that would weaken democratic institutions that protect fundamental human rights and would lessen checks on presidential authority. Independent institutions and civil society groups must do all they can to hold him and his administration accountable for abuses.
Source: Human Rights Watch