Human Wrongs Commission

Video Title :	Human Wrongs Commission
Description :	Jan 2001 We consider whether the most powerful global advocate for human rights -- the U.N. has been hijacked and silenced by those who should be its targets. We talk to HR Commisioner, Mary Robinson about her deep frustration with the world body. "They appoint their own diplomats who aren't experts at all except in keeping states protected from human rights allegations". International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson dismisses the Commission with contempt; "It is rife with politicking and has been a disastrous failure over the years because the worst human rights violators have got the numbers". The governing body of the HRC includes well-known violators like China, Libya, Syria and Sudan. China routinely uses its political and economic clout to manipulate voting and deflect criticism. Rwanda managed to gain a Place on the Commission's governing body shortly before the genocide commenced. In the most telling condemnation of all, Mary Robinson is switching from UN high commissioner to the non -- government sector for the victim's sake.
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Keywords, Tags :	UN World Global Mary Robinson human rights diplomats poverty Journeyman Pictures
Video Length :	25 : 30

Comments :

got to try to start somewhere

United Nations Organisation is the biggest human rights JOKE in HIstory !!!!! Or perhaps they do not have any guts nor conscience. Or suffer from fear and corruption.

Human Rights would be much improved around the world if Human Rights Commissions were taken out by the S.A.S.