crimresearch
14th March 2005, 11:22 AM
As I recall, in a recent thread, there were some questions asked about the UN Human Rights Commission.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=703&e=11&u=/nm/20050313/wl_nm/rights_commission_dc
"But for many activists and diplomats, it is debatable whether the commission, whose 53 members include many states whose rights' records are questionable, can still be taken seriously.
Sudan, whose government has been accused by a U.N.-appointed commission of inquiry of "heinous crimes" in its western Darfur region, is a member, as are Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, two other countries where critics say abuse is common.
A high-level panel of experts probing the workings of the U.N., at the request of Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), concluded its credibility had been eroded because members were more concerned with protecting themselves and their allies than in exposing rights violations.
...Russia was last criticized in 2001, but China has always successfully used procedural maneuvers to block any bid to condemn it.
...African members of the commission may rally enough support to ensure that Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe's government has been widely accused of repressing dissent, again escapes rebuke, diplomats say."
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Sounds like there is less being done at the UN on these issues than there should be.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=703&e=11&u=/nm/20050313/wl_nm/rights_commission_dc
"But for many activists and diplomats, it is debatable whether the commission, whose 53 members include many states whose rights' records are questionable, can still be taken seriously.
Sudan, whose government has been accused by a U.N.-appointed commission of inquiry of "heinous crimes" in its western Darfur region, is a member, as are Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, two other countries where critics say abuse is common.
A high-level panel of experts probing the workings of the U.N., at the request of Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), concluded its credibility had been eroded because members were more concerned with protecting themselves and their allies than in exposing rights violations.
...Russia was last criticized in 2001, but China has always successfully used procedural maneuvers to block any bid to condemn it.
...African members of the commission may rally enough support to ensure that Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe's government has been widely accused of repressing dissent, again escapes rebuke, diplomats say."
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Sounds like there is less being done at the UN on these issues than there should be.