Post-2015 Agenda: Human rights accountability key to progress

Headline Title: Post-2015 Agenda: Human rights accountability key to progress 12 June 2014 The UN’s development targets for the next 15 years must hold governments to account on their human rights obligations, Amnesty International has urged ahead of a crucial meeting next week which will help decide the post-2015 Development Agenda."Our message is simple: you cannot have sustainable development without human rights,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, who is today meeting with senior UN officials and diplomats to discuss the organization’s new policy brief,…

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