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2006-05-09 International-UN-NGOs

Cuba wins seat on New & Improved U.N. Human Rights Council

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-09 18:50|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 why not just walk away at the outrageousness and spit in humanity's face? Disavow this commission and UN in toto and let them try and explain the dead

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-09 19:59|| 2006-05-09 19:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Cuba on Tuesday secured a seat on the new U.N. Human Rights Council, which replaced an agency where abusers were often members, obtaining the seventh spot out of eight reserved for Latin American and Caribbean nations.

Cuba's candidacy was viewed as a test case for the seriousness of the new Council. Other nations with questionable rights records that were elected at a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York included Russia, China and Saudi Arabia.

Just how is this change? How is this correcting the same darn problem?

Plus ca change, plus ca reste....

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-09 19:59|| 2006-05-09 19:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Postscript: a ''truly historic occasion'' and a ''new departure'' for human rights work worldwide.

It's a new departure all right. A departure of the ways. This is the declaration that the UN is the supporter of Human Rights abuses and opposes freedom and democracy. It is the league of the despotic and insane.

The insane are running this asylum and their goal will be to insist the world obey their diverse psychosis. Now they can vote on it and we'll all obey. 'Cause they're the UN doncha know.

Talk about jumping the shark. How does one turn in a membership card here?

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-09 20:05|| 2006-05-09 20:05|| Front Page Top

#4 How does one turn in a membership card here?

Sorry, the UN is even harder to cancel than AOL.

Posted by DMFD 2006-05-09 23:27|| 2006-05-09 23:27|| Front Page Top

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