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Article
29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the
free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2)
In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall
be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law
solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect
for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just
requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare
in a democratic society.
(3)
These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary
to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
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Log
on to our contribution to the ETHICS debate
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this section you will find information -
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" The
crimes of the U.S. throughout the world have
been systematic, constant, clinical, remorseless,
and fully documented but nobody talks about
them. "
Harold Pinter, playwrite
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Do
you have something to say on any of these issues
e-mail us
ethics@edenbridgetown.com and
we'll
post it up on the board.
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If
it's not one regime it's another....? |
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Iraq
- Korea -
Burma -
Saudi Arabia
China -
Russia -
India - Pakistan
And probably even some of
our democracies
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| Iraq |
Sanctions
Against Iraq
The UN Security Council
imposed comprehensive economic sanctions against Iraq
on August 6, 1990, just
four days after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. When the
coalition war had ousted Iraq from Kuwait the following
year, the Council did not lift the sanctions, keeping
them in place as leverage to press for Iraqi disarmament,
return
of prisoners of war and other goals. The sanctions have
remained in place ever since. The US and UK governments
made it clear early on that they would block any lifting
of sanctions as long as Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein remains
in power. Though the international community increasingly
criticized the sanctions because of their harsh impact
on innocent Iraqi civilians and their lack of pressure
on Hussein, the US and the UK have blocked many proposed
reforms. A UN “Oil-for-Food Program,” started
in late 1997, has offered some relief to Iraqis, but the
humanitarian crisis continues. Several UN Secretary Generals
have criticized the sanctions as a "blunt instrument" and
UN agencies such as UNICEF have documented the heavy
human cost, especially for children. This section covers
a wide
range of sanction issues, including the humanitarian
impact and the Oil-for-Food Programme.
www.globalpolicy.org
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Aung San Suu Kyi - Free
Burma |
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