Don't Let Iran On The Human Rights Council
Forbes / Claudia Rosett
11-Feb-2010 (3 comments)

While Iran's regime bloodies its dissidents, the nuclear weapons-loving mullahs are seeking a treat for themselves at the United Nations: Iran is running for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Utterly perverse though it would be, Iran might snag that prize. The 47 seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council are parceled out among regional groups of U.N. member states. This year the Asian bloc has four seats opening up. Five contenders have stepped forward: Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, Thailand--and Iran. The winners will be chosen in May, by secret ballot of the 192-member U.N. General Assembly--a notoriously thug-friendly body, run this year by a former foreign minister of Libya.

The Human Rights Council is, in theory, the U.N.'s leading body dedicated to protecting human rights and condemning their abusers. If Iran's government wins a seat on this council, it would send a horrifying message to Iranian dissidents. They have been enduring mass arrests, beatings and murders in their quest for genuine human rights inside Iran.

This brand of U.N. legitimacy for Iran would compound the farce of U.N. sanctions, which have so far failed to stop Iran's nuclear ventures. It would be more evidence that President Barack Obama was mistaken when he claimed that Iran was becoming "more isolated."

It would also deal another blow to Obama's policy of "engagement." The current Human Rights Council is the product of U.N. "reform" four years ago, in which... >>>

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who changed my title????

by peace45 on Fri Feb 12, 2010 07:32 AM PST

wow! some dictatorship ?


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Pro Iranian Bill in Senate

by peace45 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 07:49 PM PST

While the Obama fritter away time, dreaming up new excuses to not to support Iranian people, more responsible officials are moving forward. Today Sens. John Cornyn, John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Durbin, Jon Kyl, Evan Bayh, Susan Collins, Robert Casey. Lindsey Graham, Kristen Gillibrand, Sam Brownback, Ted Kaufman, and David Vitter announced legislation to support the Iranian opposition’s efforts to take down the regime of Ali Hoseyni Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

this bill will delineate the ”Iranian regime’s human rights abuses, clear support of terrorism, pursuit of nuclear weapons, and belligerent rhetoric regarding attacks on both Israel and the United States.” Instead of mutely bearing witness, the U.S. government would help publicize the regime’s atrocities. 


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Will Obama's administration Object?

by peace45 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 07:46 PM PST

can we expect robust opposition from America to Iran’s membership, a principled walk-out should Iran secure its seat? 

 

Dont hold your breath! Obama has no regard to human rights anywhere.. 


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