News Clips- November 11, 2016
Politics
- Beijing issued new guidelines on taking an oath of office in an effort to remove pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. [NY Times]
- This week, Donald Trump was voted the next president of the United States, with some suggesting his anti-establishment campaign is linked to similar movements around the world. [Washington Post]
- China is expected to pass the proposed Cybersecurity Law, which requires, among other things, certain businesses to censor information. [HRW]
Civil Society
- Demonstrations broke out around the United States this week protesting against Donald Trump, who was elected the next president of the country. [Washington Post]
- Women activists in France are protesting against wage disparities by stopping work short of the end of the work day. [Guardian]
- Demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey protested against the arrest of staff members of an opposition newspaper. [Guardian]
LGBTQ
- The Botswana’s ambassador to the United Nations sought this week to suspend the mandate of the recently appointed Independent Expert on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [Guardian]
- The senate in Australia rejected a plebiscite on same-sex marriage this week. [Jurist]
Conflict & Humanitarian Crises
- The United Nations announced this week that the last food rations in Aleppo, Syria are being handed out. [BBC]
- The UN Mission in Afghanistan is investigating air strikes in Kunduz City that allegedly killed 32 civilians. [UN News Centre]
International Human Rights Standards & Commitments
- Ukraine signed the European Code of Social Security this week. [COE Press Release]
- With the entry into force of the Paris agreement on climate change last Friday, representatives from 196 countries met this week to discuss the plan. [Guardian]
- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a report this week on the legal standards in the context of human mobility. [IACHR Press Release]
- The UN Human Rights Committee published its concluding observations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for 18 countries this week. [OHCHR Press Release]