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| Human Rights Monitors Suggested in Iraq |
| 2003-04-01 |
| The United Nations should send human rights monitors to Iraq as soon as the security situation allows it, a U.N. expert said Tuesday. Jeez, guys...YOU'RE ONLY ABOUT 20 YEARS LATE ON THIS ONE!!! "I would go tomorrow if the circumstances allowed it," Andreas Mavrommatis told a session of the 53-nation U.N. Human Rights Commission. "There is a lot to be gained by a U.N. presence in Iraq in the future in the field of human rights." ...especially us remaining as a viable organization so I, and many others, can keep my hack phony jobs. It would also offer us a chance to screw up the new Iraq. And, of course, we would monitor the evil Americans. The Cypriot specialist presented a 15-page report on the rights situation in Iraq during the commission's annual six-week session. The report was prepared before the start of the U.S.-led war on Iraq, and makes no direct reference to the conflict. But in his speech, Mavrommatis urged both sides to "scrupulously observe international humanitarian law and shield the civilian population from the consequences of war." I hear the Iraqis are using them as shields. Is that what you mean? The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has appealed for $1.6 million to send observers to Iraq "when conditions permit," spokesman Jose Diaz said Tuesday. Okay! There it is! Hand is out! 1.6M and we got feet on the ground in Iraq. Talk about a win-win for the UN. Mavrommatis said his recommendations were similar to those in earlier reports. Last year, he urged Iraq to adopt a moratorium on executions, reduce the number of crimes which carry the death penalty and improve prison conditions. He also criticized discrimination against Iraq's Kurds and Shiite Muslims, who have suffered under Saddam Hussein's rule. Cooperation with Iraq was "a slow, painstaking process," Mavrommatis said. Baghdad's replies to his questions and recommendations "are at times incomplete and unsatisfactory." When this is over, you and Blixie should get together and have a good cry. You'll both feel better. Mavrommatis was appointed in 1999 and visited the country for the first time in February 2002 at the invitation of Iraqi authorities. Iraqi Ambassador Samir al-Nima said the report was influenced by "unwarranted and unjustified political considerations," and failed to address violations by coalition forces attacking Iraq. Samir, why don't you kick him about 1.6M and maybe he'll revise the report? Might be kinda moot by the time you get it back. But it'll give you something to read when your in the brig at Gitmo. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 Isn't this the commission that is currently headed by Libya? For cryin' out loud. Nice how they only show an interest in some place when we're runnin' the show? They, and their Incontinent Dog and Monkey Rodeo™ can go beggin' somewhere else. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-04-01 15:47:13 |
| #1 The UN Human Rights Commission is a big container full of swamp gas and the byproducts of millions of souls who were not protected by this worthless bunch of bureaucrats. We need to publically be in their faces and tell them so. These UN chaps are like cockroaches that need to be continuously stomped out. Man, they piss me off!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-01 14:57:04 |