Basic Human Rights and the Power of the UN.?

Question

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

10 December 1948

http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

United Nations Member States..or countries in the UN

http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml

Out of the Member States...how many have violated the Declaration of Human Rights?

Has the UN ever done anything about this?

Can they?

Answer 1

Rights ,Shmites ! you know the U.N is really just a giant drug cartel don't you ?

Answer 2

"Out of the Member States...how many have violated the Declaration of Human Rights? "

The United States most certainly has on many counts including but not limited to capital punishment:  "The US delegation is being represented by William H. Taft, great-grandson of the US president of the same name. In his opening remarks, he warned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague not to interfere in the American legal system." http://www.globalpolicy.org/wldcourt/icj...

And the illegal holding tank at Guantanamo Bay.

See here for a breakdown of the 6 major organs of the UN: http://www.peacewomen.org/un/basics/unbe...

As to your question, yes sometimes they can.   Don't forget that there is an entire UN Family of Organisations - that's where most  power lies (I used to work at the IAEA) - organisations like that have influence.  They have carrots and sticks.

Example: Female Genital Mutilation

Performed on young girls, UNICEF works in the area of child exploitation:

'Eight elements of a protective environment'

1.  Attitudes, traditions, customs, behaviour and practices

The environment will not be protective for children in societies where attitudes or traditions facilitate abuse. For example, if attitudes condone adults having s*x with minors or violence against children, this facilitates abuse. Children are more likely to be protected in societies where all forms of violence against children are taboo and where the rights of children are broadly respected by custom and tradition.

Some country examples

In Djibouti, UNICEF has supported sensitization and social mobilization around female genital mutilation (FGM) through the training of religious and community leaders and advertisements against FGM on television and radio."

For the rest, see http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_e...

Answer 3

Oh my dear!!!!  Im the one who has had tooo much rum to drink tonight!!  What was your killer??  Mine was pineapple malibu rum!!

Answer 4

the UN has no power over me nor does the US about the way i live or my family

Answer 5

It's not that I don't give a d**n about basic human rights, I just don't give a d**n about the U.N.  The same people who thought up don't be fired unless you're being fired at.  The same people who want peace in war-torn countries but won't issue bullets.  The U.N. is uneffective to the extreme.

The problem is they won't ever lay down a thick guideline about what's right or wrong.  They mainly just change it to suit whatever military guy they're currently mad at.

And the U.S. military should never be lead by the U.N. again after Mogadishu.

Answer 6

Yes there are many who are tied up in the UN "industry" who will defend it to the hilt but what you sees is what you gets. The UN has proved beyond doubt that it is both hypocritical & ineffectual when it comes to human rights. A large part of the problem is the large number dictatorships, racist cultures & religious fundementalist Govts. that make up the UN & derail efforts to achieve human rights. They cynically sign declarations etc. without the slightest intention of honouring same. These very nations gang up to block action time & time again. They are "united" in one thing only and that is to keep the UN leftfooted so they may carry on oppressing as usual. If the UN was serious it would have ongoing transparent reviews of all countries signing human rights declarations. It would be incumbent on such nations to provide proof of compliance & there should be both sanctions & expulsions in cases of non compliance. If the UN cannot sort this out soon , a new coalition of democratic nations operating under clear guidelines should be formed to sideline this corrupt, ineffective body that is proving an anachronystic hindrance to the defence & promotion of human rights.