Last week, two major reports were released by the United Nations giving the international community a serious look at the horrors of the North Korean regime in one instance and the secrecy, intransigence and continued human rights abuses of the Sri Lankan regime in relation to the tens of thousands dead or disappeared in the other.---Both of these reports highlight the United Nations at its best – the ability to seek the truth, hold governments to account and push the international community toward the action human beings deserve when unable to fight for themselves. To quote Mr. Kirby: “Too many times in this building there are reports and no action. Well, now is a time for action. We cant say we didn’t know.” In both these cases – we now know. And from an international organization highly respected for its protection of and struggle for human rights, we expect action.- Senator Hugh Segal,Canada’s Special Envoy to the Commonwealth.-
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:06:57 +0000
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