Friday, May 27, 2005
In light of that last article, I will elaborate on the NYT's article as promised-
With the current administration in power, there has been a growing alarm to repair the US's connections and friendships with other Western powers in the world- which is why there is such a controversey over the UN nominee John Bolton. A critical position for the diplomacy of the world, and Bush wants to push some guy that doesn't believe that the UN can work.
How easy the American people forget that its country is in the face of... a string of accusations introducing the organization's annual report in London, Irene Khan, Amnesty's secretary general, listed the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the detention of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and the so-called rendition of prisoners to countries known to practice torture as evidence that the United States "thumbs its nose at the rule of law and human rights."
"When the U.S. government calls upon foreign leaders to bring to justice those who commit or authorize human rights violations in their own countries, why should those foreign leaders listen?" Dr. Schulz said. "And if the U.S. government does not abide by the same standards of justice, what shred of moral authority will we retain to pressure other governments to diminish abuses?
Ms. Kahn said the Bush administration had "gone to great lengths to restrict the application of the Geneva Conventions and to 'redefine' torture."
Or, give detainees to countries where torture is a known and accepted practice-
She also criticized the European Union and some United Nations institutions, saying the Security Council had "failed to muster the will to take effective action in Darfur" in Sudan.
I believe that is important to note, as its not just the US that is criticized as a hypocrit of sorts- Other countries on the Security Council, namely China have horrible human rights records; should we really have a country like that to represent freedom and humanity in the world?
Maybe we need to rethink the way our world is structured, starting at the top.
With the current administration in power, there has been a growing alarm to repair the US's connections and friendships with other Western powers in the world- which is why there is such a controversey over the UN nominee John Bolton. A critical position for the diplomacy of the world, and Bush wants to push some guy that doesn't believe that the UN can work.
How easy the American people forget that its country is in the face of... a string of accusations introducing the organization's annual report in London, Irene Khan, Amnesty's secretary general, listed the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the detention of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and the so-called rendition of prisoners to countries known to practice torture as evidence that the United States "thumbs its nose at the rule of law and human rights."
"When the U.S. government calls upon foreign leaders to bring to justice those who commit or authorize human rights violations in their own countries, why should those foreign leaders listen?" Dr. Schulz said. "And if the U.S. government does not abide by the same standards of justice, what shred of moral authority will we retain to pressure other governments to diminish abuses?
Ms. Kahn said the Bush administration had "gone to great lengths to restrict the application of the Geneva Conventions and to 'redefine' torture."
Or, give detainees to countries where torture is a known and accepted practice-
She also criticized the European Union and some United Nations institutions, saying the Security Council had "failed to muster the will to take effective action in Darfur" in Sudan.
I believe that is important to note, as its not just the US that is criticized as a hypocrit of sorts- Other countries on the Security Council, namely China have horrible human rights records; should we really have a country like that to represent freedom and humanity in the world?
Maybe we need to rethink the way our world is structured, starting at the top.
