Hijacking Human Rights
Dennis Prager, of Townhall.com, was talkimg about a Washington Post editorial Thursday, in which it describes the complete and utter failue of the U.N.'s new Human Rights Council.
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The council, which completed its second formal session last week in Geneva, has turned out to be far worse than its predecessor -- not just a "shadow" but a travesty that the United Nations can ill afford. For all its faults, the previous U.N. commission occasionally discussed and condemned the regimes most responsible for human rights crimes, such as those in Belarus and Burma. China used to feel compelled to burnish its record before the annual meeting. The new council, in contrast, has so far taken action on only one country, which has dominated the debate at both of its regular meetings and been the sole subject of two extraordinary sessions: Israel. |
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/11/AR2006101101592.html
Darfur, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Burma are all inconsequential for to the Human Rights Council, led by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Israel is the only evil in the world.
According to Wikipeda, the primary goals of the OIC are "to promote solidarity among all member states; to consolidate cooperation among member states in economic, social, cultural, scientific, and other fields of activity; to endeavor to eliminate racial segregation and discrimination and to oppose colonialism in all its forms; to support the Palestinian people in their struggle to regain their national rights and to return to their homeland; and, to support all Muslim people in their struggle to safeguard their dignity, independence and national rights."
In other words, promoting self interest. On the top of that list seems to be doing anything to malign and destroy Israel, all other plights be damned. It really tells you something about the leaders of these countries, that when given a chance to do something good and noble, they choose a base, malicious, self-serving agenda.
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US leads global attack on human rights: Amnesty
"The USA as the unrivalled political, military and economic hyper-power sets the tone for governmental behaviour worldwide,"..."When the most powerful country in the world thumbs its nose at the rule of law and human rights, it grants a licence to others to commit abuse with impunity,"
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1377137.htm
Posted by: Fawkes | October 18, 2006 01:42 AM
We're always the bad guys eh?
Posted by: Ed Z | October 18, 2006 08:35 AM