Posts tagged with ‘Civil society’

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#HRC34 | Global NGO coalition calls for renewal of mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

by Facilitate Global

[NB: As an ngo signatory listed at number 35, Facilitate Global unequivocally supports ISHR’s call for “the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders.” #HRC34 | Global NGO coalition calls for renewal of mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders 07.03.2017 In a letter to member States of the Human […]

Jeffrey Sachs’ Reform Candidacy for World Bank President

by Facilitate Global

Jeffrey Sachs’ Reform Candidacy for World Bank President by: Staff, Center for Economic and Policy Research | Op-Ed Supports a “Competitive Process” That Will Address Pressing Issues Washington, D.C.- Economist and health expert Jeffrey Sachs’ reported candidacy for World Bank president is welcome news for the two-and-a-half billion people around the world living in poverty, […]

ACTA: Worse Than SOPA and PIPA

by Facilitate Global

ACTA: Worse Than SOPA and PIPA Stephen Lendman Internet freedom’s on the line. SOPA and PIPA threatened Net Neutrality and free expression. So does ACTA. More on it below. For now, the largest online protest in Internet history got Congress to abandon SOPA and PIPA for now but not permanently. Expect resurrection in modified form. […]