"World is failing" on human rights, says Amnesty International report
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Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the world.
The 398-page report comes 60 years after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Amnesty says governments still need to act on their promises.
"The biggest threat to the future of human rights is the absence of a shared vision and collective leadership," the organization said in a statement.
Irene Khan, Amnesty's secretary-general, said that in particular, "the human-rights flash points in Darfur, Zimbabwe, Gaza, Iraq and Myanmar demand immediate attention."
The report, the group said, "reveals a world riven by inequality, scarred by discrimination and distorted by political repression."
According to its count, people are tortured or subject to other ill treatment in at least 81 countries, face unfair trials in at least 54 countries and are not allowed to express themselves freely in at least 77 countries.
The 398-page report comes 60 years after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Amnesty says governments still need to act on their promises.
"The biggest threat to the future of human rights is the absence of a shared vision and collective leadership," the organization said in a statement.
Irene Khan, Amnesty's secretary-general, said that in particular, "the human-rights flash points in Darfur, Zimbabwe, Gaza, Iraq and Myanmar demand immediate attention."
The report, the group said, "reveals a world riven by inequality, scarred by discrimination and distorted by political repression."
According to its count, people are tortured or subject to other ill treatment in at least 81 countries, face unfair trials in at least 54 countries and are not allowed to express themselves freely in at least 77 countries.
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BBC is reporting that Amnesty says the "world is failing"... I'm glad that the US landed in the spotlight on this report. It's time that they stop pointing to other countries' human rights violations and take stock of their own. -
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You can grab a brief glance of the report on the Amnesty website, or delve into the 398 pages if you're feeling adventurous. -
more love indeed! well said
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- 3 months ago
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No matter who ends up winning the White House in November, I expect the U.S. to change course drastically. Even though McCain is considered "hawkish", he was a prisoner of war and has taken a strong stance against torture... 237 days until we have a new president and can start correcting this embarrassment.
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it saddens me that everyone can't just get along. hopefully more of this will highlight it.
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All You Need Is Love!!
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- darkhorsejim
- 3 months ago
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Failing on human rights? No, duh.
All You Need is Love.
One Earth.
One Love.
One Heart.
We share One Earth. Think About It/Act Like It. -
love doesn't work, sorry to break that to ya.
failure eh? anyone with half a brain could have seen this and know the world is in a hand basket headed straight to hell -
More people should recognize that a human right violation in a first-world country is the same as a human right violation in the third-world country. Big economics does not excuse immoral behavior (I'm talking to you, U.S. and China).
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That's a bit depresing isn't it Diode? 'love doesn't work'. bah. Scrooge
I very much beg to differ. If only people on this planet learned to love a little more and hate a little less, we'd all be a lot happier. But such is the human condition ... -
I am on board with you 4free. We've got enough love for those who didn't bring their own.
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- Sara_Airey
- 3 months ago
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We the Peoples of the World working together for the common good.
When We the People of the United States come together with We the Peoples of the World
perhaps change and hope may work to help both.-
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- 1Eco_Media
- 3 months ago
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The lunatic's have taken over the asylum.
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- Enjoy_Cannabis
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it can't change without love, but we need more than that, like a plan. I don't necessarily agree that McCain will change things. I thought that he would support the new GI bill because he's a veteran, but he called it "too generous" for the troops. Nothing can be too generous for what they have to put up with. If he wants to make the military more appealing so that we'll have more soldiers then he should decide to end this unjust war. But I don't think he understands what it's like to be a poor soldier rather than a well-known one, what it's like to really need the VA and not have it deliver for you.
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- spoonieday
- 3 months ago
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amnesty int'l never says anything happy - it's always doom and gloom .
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if we leave it up to the governments, these problem will never get fixed,... where is the LOVE in Africa..it must be too hot
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