Difference between revisions of "United Nations Human Rights Council"
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The '''Human Rights Commission''' of the [[United Nations]] is supposed to identify and publicize violators of [[human rights]]. Some countries, however, have been able to get elected to the commission and use their membership to conceal their [[human rights violations]], such as [[genocide]] and [[crimes against humanity]]. | The '''Human Rights Commission''' of the [[United Nations]] is supposed to identify and publicize violators of [[human rights]]. Some countries, however, have been able to get elected to the commission and use their membership to conceal their [[human rights violations]], such as [[genocide]] and [[crimes against humanity]]. | ||
| − | The [[United States of America]] | + | The [[United States of America]] and its allies considers the US as the world's foremost defender of human rights, but America's opponents have used selective citations to make the US look bad and other countries look good. |
Revision as of 02:45, March 6, 2008
The Human Rights Commission of the United Nations is supposed to identify and publicize violators of human rights. Some countries, however, have been able to get elected to the commission and use their membership to conceal their human rights violations, such as genocide and crimes against humanity.
The United States of America and its allies considers the US as the world's foremost defender of human rights, but America's opponents have used selective citations to make the US look bad and other countries look good.