Amnesty International s pravkar objavljenim letnim poročilom o stanju človekovih pravic v svetu za leto 2007 zahteva opravičilo svetovnih voditeljev, ker niso izpolnili obljub o pravičnosti in enakosti iz Splošne deklaracije o človekovih pravicah.
World leaders owe an apology for failing to deliver on the promise of justice and equality in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted 60 years ago. In the past six decades, many governments have shown more interest in the abuse of power or in the pursuit of political self-interest, than in respecting the rights of those they lead.
This is not to deny the progress that has been made in developing human rights standards, systems and institutions internationally, regionally and nationally. Much has improved in many parts of the world based on these standards and principles. More countries today provide constitutional and legal protection for human rights than ever before. Only a handful of states would openly deny the right of the international community to scrutinize their human rights records. 2007 saw the first full year of operation of the UN Human Rights Council, through which all UN member states have agreed to a public debate on their human rights performance.
But for all the good, the fact remains that injustice, inequality and impunity are still the hallmarks of our world today.
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Posebno mesto imata v poročilu ZDA
As the world’s most powerful state, the USA sets the standard for government behaviour globally. With breathtaking legal obfuscation, the US administration has continued its efforts to weaken the absolute prohibition against torture and other ill-treatment. Senior officials refused to denounce the notorious practice of “water-boarding”. The US President authorized the CIA to continue secret detention and interrogation, although they amount to the international crime of enforced disappearance. Hundreds of prisoners in Guantánamo and Bagram, and thousands in Iraq, continued to be detained without charge or trial, many for more than six years. The US government has failed to ensure full accountability for abuses by its forces in Iraq.
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Whether in relation to Myanmar or Darfur, the world looked not to the USA but to China as the country with the necessary economic and political clout to move things forward – and not without good cause. China is the largest trading partner of Sudan and the second largest of Myanmar. Amnesty International’s research has shown that Chinese arms have been transferred to Darfur in defiance of the UN arms embargo. China has long justified its support for abusive governments, such as those of Sudan, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, by defining human rights as an internal matter for sovereign states, and not as an issue for its foreign policy – as it suited China’s political and commercial interests.
In Slovenija? ‘Standardno’. Pametna oblast bi se očitkov zaradi izbrisanih in Romov, če nič drugega, vsaj naveličala in jih že zato spravila z dnevnega reda. Ampak ne, ta raje utruja s koncepti, ki bi formalno zadovoljili sodbo ustavnega sodišča in ‘nekako upoštevali’ človekove pravice, ne da bi eno in drugo vsebinsko uresničili.
The Slovenian authorities failed to restore the status of permanent residents of a group of people known as the “erased” or to ensure that they have full access to economic and social rights. Moreover, those affected by the “erasure” continued to be denied access to full reparation, including compensation.
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The authorities failed to fully integrate Romani children in education and tolerated in certain primary schools the creation of special groups for Romani children, where in some cases a reduced curriculum was taught.
Slovenija standardna? No, v Avstriji prodajajo to tako:
“Amnesty International präsentiert heute wieder ihren Jahresreport über die Entwicklung der Menschenrechte. Die Schwerpunktsetzung liegt heuer auf China, Burma und Slowenien.”
Kršitev človekovih pravic: Kitajska, Mianmar in SLOVENIJA…
“Slowenien ist ein Vorzeigeland in der EU, doch Slowenien habe einen schwarzen Fleck auf seiner sonst weißen Weste, sagt der Generalsekretär von Amnesty Österreich, Heinz Patzelt. Beim Zerfall Jugoslawiens seien etwa 20.000 Menschen auf slowenischem Boden verblieben, ohne formell Staatsbürgerschaft zu beantragen, obwohl sie schon immer dort gewesen sind.”
Vir: ORF, OE1 Mittagsmagazin
http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/91345.html