Article

2005-03-16 International-UN-NGOs

Cuba wants U.S. out of U.N. 'rights' panel

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by ed 2005-03-16 07:07|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Speaking on the first day of the 61st Session of the commission, Cuban official Juan Antonio FernÃ¡ndez charged the HRC "is being shipwrecked by the weight of its increasing lack of credibility and prestige." He characterized the commission as a "sinking ship."

My thoughts exactly, Juanito!

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-03-16 11:27:40 AM|| [http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-03-16 11:27:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Had to check first that it wasn't Scrappleface. I think that the bozo is probably right, after all, who knows more about Human Rights abuse than the various and sundry dictatorships like Cuba on the panel. Vibrant democracies like the US should tell the panel to go fish and then set Condi's boots to walkin spreading real democracy all over the world. Someday, it may even get to Cuba.

Posted by RWV 2005-03-16 11:32:00 AM|| 2005-03-16 11:32:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 El Maximo Jefe can't live forever...

Posted by mojo 2005-03-16 12:16:31 PM|| 2005-03-16 12:16:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree. In fact, let us get the US out of the sinking ship known as the UN!

Posted by mmurray821 2005-03-16 12:35:39 PM|| 2005-03-16 12:35:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 At least 99 journalists are imprisoned throughout the world for reporting the news or expressing their views. Seventy of them are in the countries that are members of the UN Commission on Human Rights for its 61st session. China (with 27 journalists imprisoned), Cuba (21), Eritrea (13) and Nepal (9) are the worldÂ¡Â¯s biggest prisons for the press. China is also currently holding 62 cyber-dissidents.

The 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights is taking place from today until 22 April in the Palais des Nations in Geneva.(boxun.com)

Posted by SwissTex 2005-03-16 1:56:15 PM|| 2005-03-16 1:56:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And isn't that bastion of inhuman ~~treatment~~ rights Sudan on the comission as well (that is when they can take the time from raping black village girls that is.....).

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-03-16 11:40:29 PM|| 2005-03-16 11:40:29 PM|| Front Page Top

00:03 trailing wife
23:51 BigEd
23:45 BigEd
23:40 CrazyFool
23:27 trailing wife
23:23 Alaska Paul
23:15 trailing wife
23:09 Alaska Paul
23:08 Glereger Angeart4725
22:27 Michael Sheehan
22:10 Bobby
22:06 Frank G
21:50 Darth VAda
21:47 Seafarious
21:44 Kalle (kafir forever)
21:40 AzCat
21:38 jules 2
21:31 Frank G
21:27 3dc
21:26 Frank G
21:24 Frank G
21:22 Kalle (kafir forever)
21:21 Frank G
21:16 Frank G