Wednesday, March 28, 2007

"South Africa Lowers Voice on Human Rights"

NY Times article on South Africa's reticence on human rights issues in the UNSC. Not exactly what we might hope for from March's Security Council president...

1 comment:

Becky said...

This article is interesting because we have a tendency to assume that once a country has "reformed," it becomes an ally for human rights. Russia is another example of a country that seems to be slipping back down a path that goes against the defense of human rights. Check out this article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7678874