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"Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their
obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of
Human Rights Watch (HRW).
In its 2024 world report, HRW warns grimly of escalating human rights crises
around the globe, with wartime atrocities increasing, suppression of human
rights defenders on the rise, and universal human rights principles and laws
being attacked and undermined by governments.
The report highlights political leaders’ increasing disregard for international
human rights laws. The report says “selective government outrage and
transactional diplomacy” and double standards in recognising international
human rights laws has put countless lives at risk.
Tirana Hassan, executive director of HRW, said: “There is a persistent assault
on human rights spreading around the world as governments turn away from their
legal obligations on human rights for short-term political gains and seek to
consolidate power.
“There is also a worrying trend of double standards that is not limited to the
glaring example of the Israel-Hamas conflict. We see silence on the Chinese
government’s crimes against humanity, and where there was a full-throttled
demand for accountability and prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine, there is
also silence about alleged US abuses in Afghanistan.
“This very clearly sends a message that human rights laws can be applied
selectively to different groups of people and chips away at the institutions
created to uphold them,” she said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
