United States not accepted to U.N. Human Rights Council

[Higans]

Source:

San Jose Mercury News
May 10th, 2006 page 11A

UNITED NATIONS

New U.N. rights council excludes Iran, Venezuela

U.N. members elected 47 countries to a new Human Rights Council on Tuesday, choosing several that have been criticized for their records but keeping off others that rights groups said were among the worst offenders.

Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia were among the countries winning seats that human rights advocates say do not merit places because of a poor record of protection of freedoms.

But Iran and Venezuela, which were identified by rights groups as having dismal rights records, did not get on the council.

The United States decided not to run for a seat after voting against creation of the council because it believed the body needed stronger barriers to keep human rights abusers from gaining a place.

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Personal opinion:

The United states did not run for a seat because it would be rejected based on the violations of civil rights, and Human Rights, and the Geneva Convention i.e. the rights of women in South Dakota, and the rights of the supposed "enemy combatants" who are being held at various U.S.A. run Prison camps with out trial, tortured, and some times killed.

[beam me up scottie]

1. I agree with your opinion.

They didn't want our dirty laundry aired in front of the world.

[Erika]

2. W doesn't want more world wide exposure of his

misdeeds in his lack of humanity.

Katrina made him look like a racist inept fool. Our torturing; our lack of medical care for our own; our rewarding the rich at the cost of help to our own needy.

[987654321]

3. Now if the UN had a Corporate Rights Council...

You know the Bush crew would make sure the US was the first in line to join.

[beam me up scottie]

4. Isn't that what the SCOTUS is now?

Oh, you mean on an international scale.
:dunce:

[Higans]

5. Perhaps the first thing the U.N. should do is bring Bush to trial for war

crimes.

[Higans]

6. What a great example of selective reporting.