Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Shocker ! U.S. Opts out ot Human Rights Council

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU
 
Laura PourMeADrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 10:16 AM
Original message
Shocker ! U.S. Opts out ot Human Rights Council
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 01:59 PM by newyawker99
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040706N.shtml

What do you think? The t r u t h o u t Town Meeting is in progress. Join the debate!

Go to Original

US Won't Seek a Seat on the UN Rights Council
By Warren Hoge
The New York Times

Friday 07 April 2006

United Nations - The United States said Thursday it would not be a candidate for the new United Nations Human Rights Council, which was approved last month by the General Assembly with Washington nearly alone in opposition.

Sean McCormack, the State Department spokesman, said the United States would sit out the first election for the council in May but would support other countries with strong human rights records and would probably run for a seat next year.

The council, which will hold its first meeting in Geneva in June, replaces the Human Rights Commission, which had been widely discredited for allowing notorious rights abusers like Sudan and Zimbabwe on the panel.

The election of the 47 new members is scheduled for May 9. As of Thursday, 40 countries, including China, Cuba and Iran, had formally signed up to run.

snip


EDIT: COPYRIGHT. PLEASE POST ONLY FOUR
PARAGRAPHS FROM THE COPYRIGHTED NEWS SOURCE
PER DU RULES.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
RethugAssKicker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 10:21 AM
Response to Original message
1. The US doesn't want to have to answer
for its war atrociies!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 10:22 AM
Response to Original message
2. Human Rights, We don't need no Stinkin Human Rights
:sarcasm:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr 30th 2024, 07:00 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC