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New UN Report Highlights How US Drone Policy Violates International Law

The United Nations General Assembly just released the latest Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The report is necessary, in part, because “There is… a notable lack of consensus on how to apply the rules of international law that regulate the use of force to drones.” The report provides a framework … [Read more…]

UN Human Rights Report: Legalize Prostitution to End Trafficking

The UN Human Rights Council just published a report from the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women which criticizes demand-based anti-trafficking measures and calls for countries to consider decriminalizing sex work, among other individual-liberty-supporting measures. The report calls for countries to: Consider the potential of decriminalising sex work and practices around it, as a strategy … [Read more…]