Gone are the days when the United States was the world's number one advocate of human rights, whether we lived up to it or not.

The terrorists have won.

The United Nations Human Rights Council still does little to address much of the human rights abuses occuring around the world, despite the name. It's almost sole focus on Israel and the lack of focus on other countries major violations of Human rights makes it ineffective and almost useless. Without major reforms it will continue in the manner.

Originally posted by Baxtoriafall

Dude who said the terrorists won, way to be a lose, if everyone gave up as easy as you I think we would all be ruled by radical Muslims by now.

I take it you're the type of guy who would rather die than give in to terrorism.

A fairly radical approach, if i may say so myself.

Bush is too worried that he will be accountable for his Administration's Crimes Against Humanity to belong to this Human Rights group.

No, it was the right decision. Everyone should quit it, the council has become a joke.

All Western nations are being investigated by the likes of Morocco, Algeria and Egypt for human rights violations but have blocked other nations from investigating them in return. A speaker was thrown out after highlighting Hamas human rights record in Gaza involved denying freedom of speech and the right to protest. Most sessions end up in a bash against Israel and America. The British diplomat walked out during one session because the Arab nations would not let him rise concerns about Egypt and the French hardly turn up.

French, Britain and America have described the council methods as political motivated against the West and Israel. Even Amnesty International are sceptical of the Council's recommendations.

Zimbabwe is on the council FFS

Exactly, Its a bash America and Israel fest unjustly most of the time so we want nothing to do with it. I support this move completely, Now if we can get the U.S. my country out of the U.N. and make them move their headquarters all would be great.

You can't save face in the human rights council when you're violating human rights all the time. Bush truly doesn't care about the harm we do to the rest of the planet, as well as his own citizens. This is just another nail in the coffin for the American Empire.

[edit on 7-6-2008 by projectvxn]

Good! Maybe this is this first step to withdraw completely from the UN.

This is the same UN who wanted to investigate the United States on racism, right when we were on the verge of electing Barack Hussein Obama as candidate for the Presidency.

The same UN whose so-called peace keepers are raping women and children in the Congo.

The same UN who condemmed Saddam Hussein, then at the same time lined their pockets by supporting Saddam's Oil for Food program.

Without looking can anyone name the US Ambassador to the UN? I had to look myself. Here's a hint, the guy is a Muslim, appointed by Bush, I guess that is why you never heard of him. I guess the media didn't want to give Bush any credit for this, so it went unnoticed.

The UN is completely worthless to the United States and the less involvement we have with them the better.

I think its more likely that we

got kicked OUT of the HRC.

Originally posted by dgtempe
I think its more likely that we

got kicked OUT of the HRC.

No, trust me, you guys did the right thing in leaving.

Video evidence in this thread shows some of the members were too busy denying genocide in Darfur

Good luck to all Americans, looks like another step down the ladder to torturing American civilians.