What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights body, that would be Israel.
Last week, Israel was the U.N.’s number one women’s rights violator. This week it is the U.N.’s all-round human rights villain.
The U.N. Human Rights Council wrapped up its latest session in Geneva on Friday, March 27 by adopting four resolutions condemning Israel. That’s four times more than any of the other 192 UN member states.
There were four resolutions on Israel. And one on North Korea -- a country that is home to government policies of torture, starvation, enslavement, rape, disappearances, and murder – to name just some of its crimes against humanity.
Four resolutions on Israel. And one on Syria. Where the death toll of four years of war is 100,000 civilians, ten million people are displaced, and barrel bombs containing chemical agents like chlorine gas are back in action.
Four resolutions on Israel. And one on Iran. Where there is no rule of law, no free elections, no freedom of speech, corruption is endemic, protestors are jailed and tortured, religious minorities are persecuted, and pedophilia is state-run. At last count, in 2012 Iranian courts ordered more than 30,000 girls ages 14 and under to be “married.”
And what did that one resolution on Iran say? Co-sponsored by the United States, it was labelled a “short procedural text,” consisting of just three operative paragraphs that contained not a single condemnation of Iran.
The Israel resolutions, on the other hand, were full of “demands,” “condemns,” “expresses grave concern,” and “deplores” – along with orders to “cease immediately” a long list of alleged human rights violations.
Ninety percent of states – inhabited by 6.6 billion people – got no mention at all. Countries like China, Qatar, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. For the UN, there was not one human rights violation worthy of mention by any of these human rights horror shows.
Why not? For starters, China, Qatar, Russia and Saudi Arabia are all members of the UN Human Rights Council. Actually protecting human rights is not a condition of being elected to the Council, and thereby transforming into a UN authority on what counts as a human rights violation.
As a result, what counts fast becomes unrecognizable. Subverting human rights principles for all turns out to be the other side of the coin from subverting human rights for Jews.
Thus at this session, “death to America” Iran sponsored a Council resolution called “Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights.” It was adopted by consensus – with U.S. blessing.
The Cubans successfully engineered a Council resolution on protecting “cultural rights” – minus free expression.
The Palestinians – whose unity government includes the terrorist group Hamas – co-sponsored the resolution “effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights.”
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation – representing states where converting to Christianity is subject to the death penalty – sponsored a resolution called “combating intolerance of persons based on religion or belief.”
Playing at caring about human rights is the U.N. game. And no state does it better than Iran.
Iran’s human rights record happened to come up at the March session in the context of what the Council calls a “universal periodic review” (UPR). Touted as its leading human rights innovation, the same process is applied to every state every four years.
That means Iran and Syria get treated the same way as, say, the United States and Canada. At the end of the UPR, a report is summarily adopted containing a bunch of recommendations that the former cast of characters summarily dismiss.
It was suggested to Iran, for instance, that it stop peddling little girls as sex slaves for old men. The recommendation received this reply: “in light of Islamic teachings, a person that has reached the age of maturity and is of sound mind has the possibility of marrying.”
The Council created a human rights investigator on Iran, but Iran has never let him into the country. Recommendations made to Iran during the UPR that it cooperate, were simply ignored.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/29/un-says-israel-not-iran-north-korea-or-syria-worst-violator-human-rights/
Originally posted by whodey:'(:'(
What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights body, that would be Israel.
Last week, Israel was the U.N.’s number one women’s rights violator. This week it is the U.N.’s all-round human rights villain.
The U.N. Human Rights Council wrapped up its latest sessi ...[text shortened]... com/opinion/2015/03/29/un-says-israel-not-iran-north-korea-or-syria-worst-violator-human-rights/
How unfair that poor Israel gets criticized for violating human rights when it does so. What an outrage!
Originally posted by no1marauderstill, to be number 1, it seems kind of exaggerated.
:'(:'(
How unfair that poor Israel gets criticized for violating human rights when it does so. What an outrage!
i would like to see the actual un resolution, explaining the decision rather than fox news paranoids yelling about something.
Originally posted by ZahlanziYou are accepting the categorization of an opinion piece on Fox News based on the number of resolutions adopted in a single week.
still, to be number 1, it seems kind of exaggerated.
i would like to see the actual un resolution, explaining the decision rather than fox news paranoids yelling about something.
That seems pretty obviously flawed.
Originally posted by shavixmirYes Shave, we are all aware that Fox News lies about everything.
Watching Fox news is pretty much flawed in itself.
So the question begs, what are they lying about here?
Is or is not the UN picking on Israel more than any other country?
Has the UN adopted 4 times as many resolutions against Israel than countries like the genocidal Sudan?
Originally posted by whodeyI think you're going too far here. I don't approve of the way Israel operates under Benjamin Netanyahu, but I think North Korea, Iraq, Iran and several African countries are far worse in this area than Israel.
What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights body, that would be Israel.
Last week, Israel was the U.N.’s number one women’s rights violator. This week it is the U.N.’s all-round human rights villain.
The U.N. Human Rights Council wrapped up its latest sessi ...[text shortened]... com/opinion/2015/03/29/un-says-israel-not-iran-north-korea-or-syria-worst-violator-human-rights/
Originally posted by whodeyThe amount of resolutions against Israel is because of various things:
Yes Shave, we are all aware that Fox News lies about everything.
So the question begs, what are they lying about here?
Is or is not the UN picking on Israel more than any other country?
Has the UN adopted 4 times as many resolutions against Israel than countries like the genocidal Sudan?
- Israel has been abusing human rights since 1948
- Israel has not complied to any resolution
- The US keeps vetoeing important resolutions
Jesus, that's not even English... however, you comprehend what I'm typing.
Originally posted by no1maraudermmmnoo? i am not accepting fox news's opinion hence me saying "i want to see the actual un resolution rather than accepting fox news's opinion".
You are accepting the categorization of an opinion piece on Fox News based on the number of resolutions adopted in a single week.
That seems pretty obviously flawed.
did you want to reply to someone else?
Originally posted by ZahlanziNo, I was responding to your comment which started:
mmmnoo? i am not accepting fox news's opinion hence me saying "i want to see the actual un resolution rather than accepting fox news's opinion".
did you want to reply to someone else?
Z: still, to be number 1, it seems kind of exaggerated.
I assure you no resolution of the UN Human Rights Council says that Israel is the "no1" violator of human rights.
Originally posted by no1marauderhence me saying "it is exagerated". hence me saying " i want to hear the actual resolution".
No, I was responding to your comment which started:
Z: still, to be number 1, it seems kind of exaggerated.
I assure you no resolution of the UN Human Rights Council says that Israel is the "no1" violator of human rights.
the thread must be slow if you feel the need to argue with me over what? not using the proper adjectives?
and before you say anything, no, i don't think i should consider this thing a total lie before actually seeing the text of the resolution.