tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post3093094398380198811..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Cuba to face human rights reviewPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-45953114801924484372009-02-01T11:49:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:49:00.000-05:00Bringing god in debate illustrates how far fringe ...Bringing god in debate illustrates how far fringe this right wing crowd has gotten.<BR/><BR/>If it were up to the Palins in this usa, we would be like Taliban. <BR/><BR/>Please , get an education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-69413240536206628402009-01-30T16:30:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:30:00.000-05:00"Perhaps folks should reflect on why the region vo..."Perhaps folks should reflect on why the region voted Cuba in. "<BR/><BR/>Because the United Nations is perhaps one of the most corrupt world bodies there is. Take it from someone who walked those hallowed halls for two years. I saw much that I will never forget.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you are of the belief that a nation with human rights violations as egregious as those of Cuba deserves a seat on the council? That is absolutely incredible to say the least. We are a world of hypocrites, liars and narcissists. In short, we are a shameful race and the Cuban dictatorship's presence on that council is proof positive of that sentiment's strength.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-23705337757233451682009-01-30T15:09:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:09:00.000-05:00inalienable rights like to life and liberty are no...inalienable rights like to life and liberty are not "provided" by anyone but God; the role of government is to protect them. Housing, food, etc. completely distort and confuse the issue -- which is why criminal regimes like Cuba's insist on promoting them as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-20433505777710198432009-01-30T13:17:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:17:00.000-05:00Actually Zimbabwe and Myanmar are not on the Human...Actually Zimbabwe and Myanmar are <A HREF="http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/groups0809.htm" REL="nofollow">not</A> on the Human Rights Council. Cuba is. Perhaps folks should reflect on why the region voted Cuba in. <BR/><BR/>Anon 1:59, perhaps you can tell us how "rights endowned by the creator" are enforced here on earth, without governments providing for them? And I am pretty sure Jesus would consider things like food, water, health, education and housing basic human rights.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-74108912495616736532009-01-30T08:01:00.000-05:002009-01-30T08:01:00.000-05:00Yes, the Castro regime must be trembling at the pr...Yes, the Castro regime must be trembling at the prospect of a rigorous review of its record by a "human rights council" dominated by the likes of Zimbabwe and Myanmar. Evildoers of the world: Be afraid, be *very* afraid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-36334625070241864522009-01-29T13:59:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:59:00.000-05:00only in a pathetic assemblage like the UN: a debat...only in a pathetic assemblage like the UN: a debate between "rights" provided by government and rights endowed to us by our Creator...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-11506681916440519292009-01-29T13:27:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:27:00.000-05:00En la práctica del respeto a ambos "tipos" de dere...En la práctica del respeto a ambos "tipos" de derechos humanos: aquellos que debe garantizar el gobierno (esencialmente, el acceso universal a los servicios de educación y salud, como a otras prestaciones sociales) y los que debe propiciar ejerza libremente cada ciudadano (la libertad real y abierta de opinión, de afiliación política, religiosa, civil, entre otros del estilo), está probablemente el éxito más equilibrado. ¿Debe evaluarse a la totalidad de los países bajo el mismo prisma? Parece ser algo sensato...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com