Comments on: Torture Still Widespread In Asia Says Amnesty

Torture Still Widespread In Asia Says Amnesty

hanseugene — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 19:19:32 -0800

Torture Still Widespread In Asia Says Amnesty . On Drudge. Do you think human rights violations of this sort mandate sanctions? I tend to not be a big fan of the U.S.'s ineffective Iraqi or Cuban sanctions but... This is very, very brutal. What do you think the proper U.S./European response should be?

By: tamim

tamim — Sat, 10 Feb 2001 03:09:47 -0800

The proper U.S./European response should be to stop the hate/bigotry/racism/rapes/spousal abuse/other crimes that happen within the geographic territories of U.S. and Europe first before trying to do anything in "Asia." [insert your cause] begins at home.

By: jema

jema — Sat, 10 Feb 2001 03:55:30 -0800

sweden the head of the EC have some cleaning to do themselvs first, which does not mean we should close out eyes to the rest of the world though.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:41:20 -0800

Of course, the entire philosophy of Amnesty International is that you're directed to pressure a country other than your own. When they focus their PR on specific cases, they are often extremely effective.