29 ordspråk av Irene Khan
Irene Khan
The king's strategy seems to be that if he continues the world will forget Nepal.
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The latest evidence shows how the US administration is manipulating commercial arrangements in order to be able to transfer people in violation of international law.
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The major human rights concern that we continue to have is the endemic human rights problems at the level of the state, ... That is the level at which the majority of the population come into contact with abuses by authorities.
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The onus is on (aviation) companies to ensure that they are aware of the end use of any aircraft they lease or operate.
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The people of Nepal have lived through far too much violence already. Without urgent action from the international community and all parties in Nepal, a new generation will grow up knowing nothing but bloodshed and conflict.
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The special prosecutor has done very little in terms of developing a strategy of how to address (impunity).
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The United States has been ambiguous on the current situation in Nepal. They have not actually come out very strongly in terms of pushing the king to take measures on the detentions or abuses by the army. China continues to provide military equipment.
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Their response has been defensive and dismissive,
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These people have committed no crime, but there is no supervision of the way they are being held,
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Torture should have been kept where it belonged, in the 16th century, instead of being imported into the 21st.
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U2 have inspired and empowered millions with their music and by speaking out on behalf of the poor, the powerless and the oppressed.
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We feel Australia has a very important role to play in the region, but it cannot do that if it doesn't practise what it preaches in its own territory,
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we resist the manipulation of fear and challenge the narrow focus of the security agenda.
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You don't know what will make it your turn to be detained next and if you are in detention you don't know what it will take to get released.
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