United States of Hypocrisy : We don't ratify human rights treaties Sept 21, 2006
"The principles of this world beyond terror can be found in the very first sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document declares that, "The equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom and justice and peace in the world. " -- President Bush at the United Nations, Sept 19, 2006 COMPLETE list of states NOT YET RATIFYING the CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), one of the enabling conventions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1. Holy See 2. Montenegro 3. United States of America 4. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5. Nauru 6. Palau 7. Qatar 8. Tonga 9. Somalia 10. Sudan Latest to ratify: Cook Islands, August 11, 2006 Note: This treaty was signed by Jimmy Carter and has gone unratified by the United States of America for 27 years. COMPLETE list of states NOT YET RATIFYING the INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (CESCR) 1. Andorra 2. Antigua and Barbuda 3. Bahamas 4. Bahrain 5. Belize 6. Bhutan 7. Brunei Darussalam 8. Comoros 9. Cook Islands 10. Cuba 11. Fiji 12. Haiti 13. Holy See 14. Kazakhstan 15. Kiribati 16. Lao People's Democratic Republic 17. Malaysia 18. Maldives 19. Marshall Islands 20. Micronesia (Federated States of) 21. Mozambique 22. Myanmar 23. Nauru 24. Niue 26. Oman 27. Pakistan 28. Palau 29. Papua New Guinea 30. Qatar 31. Saint Kitts and Nevis 32. Saint Lucia 33. Sao Tome and Principe 34. Saudi Arabia 35. Singapore 36. South Africa 37. Tonga 38. United States of America This treaty was signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977 and has gone unratified by the United States of America for 29 years. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC) -- NOT SIGNED OR RATIFIED BY USA (adopted:1990) CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRC) -- SIGNED (1995) BUT NOT RATIFIED BY USA (adopted:1989) Status: 192 countries have ratified this Treaty. CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE (CAT) -- RATIFIED BY USA (1994), but ignored at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, among other locations. The Senate also passed an Act which implements Article 3 which prohibits transfer of any person to another state where there is evidence he or she would be subject to torture. Flagrantly ignored by the "Freedom Agenda" President. source: http://mparent7777. livejournal. com/12604351. html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
