A United Nations official has said that Great Britain will be cited for "human rights violations" if the UK goes ahead with plans to deport renegade clerics and terrorist sympathizers. From the
A senior UN representative last night threatened to cite the British government for violation of human rights over its planned deportations of alleged terrorist sympathisers.
Manfred Novak, the UN human rights commission's special investigator on torture, told the Guardian he is seeking permission through the Foreign Office to visit Britain to discuss the issue with the home secretary, Charles Clarke.
In a statement on Tuesday night, Prof Novak said that the government's intention to return radical preachers to their countries of origin, even though some of those countries have a track record of human rights abuses, "reflects a tendency in Europe to circumvent the international obligation not to deport anybody if there is a serious risk that he or she might be subjected to torture".
Pardon me while I go barf.
The Dread Pundit Bluto thinks it's time and past time for the US Justice Department to prosecute the UN under the RICO (Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act.
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I agree with Bluto! I guess what's stopping them is the how harsh/awfull we'd look to the world and how many more operations we'd have to take over without the financial support and tax breaks they get.
Posted by: michele at August 24, 2005 10:41 PM (ht2RK)
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The most, and I do mean MOST, annoying thing is that most of the fuckers are claiming benefits (social security) and are living in accomodation paid for by us, the UK taxpayer!
Posted by: Tilesey at August 25, 2005 02:48 AM (eyEGU)
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Hmm... you have social security benefits? I thought "welfare state" was a word of curse for Brits. Well anyway, solution to all your problems:
assosiate: teams of England losing in football
to: unemployed Muslims (how? make Elisabeth say it and write it on every brewery product)
outcome: football fan-atics will rip them all to shreds after the next UEFA-cup or world championships.
Posted by: A Finn at August 25, 2005 04:21 AM (cWMi4)
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Huh?!?! Terrorists are people? When did this happen? Talk about defining humanity down...
Posted by: David at August 25, 2005 06:19 AM (ACL5/)
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I still say that if what they're doing is bad enough to deport them (and it is) then it's bad enough to lock them up. If there are those who are worried about the cost of feeding them and clothing them in prison, all I'd say is it's cheaper than what they're costing us now and they're no less a danger elsewhere. They're likely to get even more support in the countries they're from, not torture.
Posted by: Oyster at August 25, 2005 07:03 AM (YudAC)
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How I wish the UN were not in the States. If they were on some Island somewhere then the UK can send these terrorist types to UNistan.
Posted by: Marcus Aurelius at August 25, 2005 07:38 AM (zIVyC)
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I say the whole damn UN should just get lost and we should move the whole UN pig sty out of america and tear down that eye sore
Posted by: sandpiper at August 25, 2005 09:11 AM (QtdTZ)
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If I were a Britain(well, some of my ancestors were British), I would get a few of my friends together and meet Mr. Novak at Heathrow,and then proceed to give him a piece of my mind.
Maybe a rotten egg of two would also be appropriate. Send him back to wherever the bastard came from. Unless its New York. We don't want the bastard here either.
Posted by: jesusland joe at August 25, 2005 10:29 AM (DDXXI)
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Fight the Islamic Propaganda First and all will be well.
The teachers of this so called islam shit are using FEAR and HATE propaganda to turn muslim youth into suicide bombers.
all they do is * "First You tell ppl that they will get killed or get to do time in hell, then u show them some stupid way by which they can escape.Like herding cows. One will lead and the rest follow.
Posted by: monzter at August 25, 2005 11:14 AM (rA3Xj)
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Blair should tell the UN to F off.
Posted by: Pat A at August 25, 2005 03:18 PM (YyWmH)
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Time for the UN to take a walk a long far walk far away from it all and way out in the middle of nowhere
Posted by: sandpiper at August 27, 2005 09:55 PM (GOyHB)
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