Kenneth Roth
Kenneth Roth
Kenneth Rothis an American attorney who has been the executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993...
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There is an enormous problem that when a government as influential as the United States flouts basic human rights standards, it undermines the standards and gives green light to other governments to do the same.
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He has been the bull in the china shop. He has simply flexed his muscle and started swinging away.
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He has been the bull in the china shop, ... He has simply flexed his muscle and started swinging away.
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States like Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, or Zimbabwe, which are members of the old Commission, cannot be allowed onto the new Council.
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Iran will be the litmus test for whether China will become a responsible stakeholder in the world.
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Armed conflicts often involve discrepancies of power between adversaries. Allowing those discrepancies to justify attacking civilians would create an immense loophole in the protections of international humanitarian law.
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The Mexican government needs to ensure that rape victims do not have to endure dangerous back-alley abortions or imposed pregnancies. A public official who fails to inform rape victims of how they can obtain a voluntary legal abortion is contributing to a human rights violation and should be disciplined.
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Things have changed in Venezuela, but not for the better. There's been a continued consolidation of power on the part of Chavez.
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There still is no appeal to an independent civilian court, ... The commissions still have Rumsfeld or his designate serving as prosecutor, judge, appellate judge and potential executioner. That has not changed one iota.
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The new council should be a great improvement over the old Commission, but today's vote is only the beginning. Its ability to protect the weakest will now depend on the commitment of governments to curb rights violations.
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If the U.S. accepts this consensus, the proposal is likely to be adopted. But if the U.S. insists on further amendments, we are likely to be worse off. Countries hostile to human rights protection are keen to introduce amendments that would weaken the new council.
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If you're a thug, you want to be on the committee that tries to condemn thugs.
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In a one-party system intolerant of dissent, petitioning is one of the only ways that ordinary Chinese have to air their grievances.
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The commission will continue until the creation of a council. The proposed new council is a major improvement.