UN Experts Say TPP and Fast Track Threaten Human Rights
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[url]https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/how-tpp-and-fast-track-threaten-human-rights[/url]
[quote]Prominent experts at the United Nations have now indicated that secretive trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) undermine human rights around the world, both because of the secretive, corporate-dominated process, and due to the substantive content of the provisions that arise out of these opaque negotiations.
Last week, an independent UN expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, said that the secrecy surrounding trade negotiations is a threat to human rights because it disenfranchises and excludes the public from "the right and opportunity to take part in the conduct of public affairs." He urges human rights impact assessments be undertaken immediately as part of the negotiation process, and goes on to say that fast tracking these deals to approval has a detrimental impact on a democratic, equitable world order. We agree, and have been fighting Fast Track legislation in the U.S. to stop back-room negotiations that led to the TPP's provisions become legitimized by the bill's passage.[/quote]
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i still don't get how there are people who think "well we don't know the contents so we shouldn't worry/care about it"
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47723608]i still don't get how there are people who think "well we don't know the contents so we shouldn't worry/care about it"[/QUOTE]
Man Huxley was right.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47723608]i still don't get how there are people who think "well we don't know the contents so we shouldn't worry/care about it"[/QUOTE]
Out of sight, out of mind.
The American public is incredibly apathetic.
[QUOTE=Reshy;47723713]Out of sight, out of mind.
The American public is incredibly apathetic.[/QUOTE]
There were people in the other thread that were outright saying that you shouldn't complain about it because you haven't been able to read the most recent version.
Aren't the contents going to be revealed anyway when it goes to Congress?
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;47723838]Aren't the contents going to be revealed anyway when it goes to Congress?[/QUOTE]
yeah, but congress can only vote it up or vote it down if Fast Track gets approved for it, they can't amend it at all
hollywood knows its days are numbered because they refuse to adapt and are trying REALLY hard to fight against it.
i wonder, will some the tech giants stand up against this like they did with SOPA?
SOPA was widely publicized. They're trying to pass this one in secret. I sure as hell haven't heard national news covering this at all. Not enough people will know or care to provoke a response from tech giants. This one may pass.
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