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Democracies 'Fall Short' in Delivering Human Rights, Concludes Forum
christian post ^ | May. 26, 2006 | Michelle Vu

Posted on 05/28/2006 4:29:25 AM PDT by paudio

The two-day forum, co-sponsored with Human Rights First, sought to amplify the voices of those on the frontlines of the struggle for human rights and democracy, and initiate action on pressing human rights issues to the international community.

According to the Carter Center’s Human Rights Defenders Policy Forum, human rights and the people trying to protect them are being threatened in more countries around the world than at any other time in recent history.

“I don't know how to make a quantitative judgment, but I have a feeling that in the past few years – if you could measure the status of human rights and democracy joined together – I don't think there's been progress made,” said Carter in his opening remarks on May 23. “I think there's probably been retrogression to some degree in the worldwide commitment to democracy and human rights. And that's very disturbing.”

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To: paudio
Poor Carter, there aren't enough Castros around to provide "human rights" to his liking...
21 posted on 05/28/2006 5:44:27 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: paudio
It's hard to stay at the top. With all the competition, it gets harder for jimmah to keep his spot as the biggest scumbag on the national stage. Things like this serve as "Hey remember me. I hate America as much as the next guy!", reminders.
22 posted on 05/28/2006 5:47:05 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (John Spencer: Fighting to save America from Hillary Clinton..)
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To: paudio

Liberals: the first to scream about danger when they are safe, and the first to shut up when they are in real danger.


23 posted on 05/28/2006 6:37:20 AM PDT by Alien Gunfighter (Secular Misanthropist)
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To: hershey

Exactly. We all know jimmah never met a dictator he didn't like so I'm sure he sees dictatorships as really "delivering" on human rights.

And that would be correct ... the rights of the dictator!


24 posted on 05/28/2006 6:51:31 AM PDT by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: paudio

"Democracies 'Fall Short' in Delivering Human Rights, Concludes Forum"

They do a lot better at it than tyrannies, though.


25 posted on 05/28/2006 7:18:49 AM PDT by RoadTest (For the love of money is the root of all evil - I Timothy 6:10)
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To: paudio

Democracy is the worst form of government....except for all the others.


26 posted on 05/28/2006 7:31:03 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: paudio
The worst President of all time - not only because of his actions during his presidency, but afterwords too.
27 posted on 05/28/2006 7:51:04 AM PDT by BW2221
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To: paudio

I think Carter was (and still is) a double agent for the Soviets...


28 posted on 05/28/2006 7:52:56 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: paudio
Democarcies suck at protecting human rights. 2 wolves and a sheep deciding lunch options.

That is why we were set up as a Constitutional Republic. The Bill of Rights and the layers of protections were supposed to ensure our Rights remained inviolate.

It's also why the last 70 years of increasing Democracy in our government have seen a steady, and increasing, rate of decline in individual Rights.

29 posted on 05/28/2006 8:00:39 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.- Aeschylus)
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To: Darkwolf377

Jimmy's time would be better spent in discussing why there are few human rights in the 60 Muslim nations (30% of UN membership) and in Latin America, whose people are immune from democratization. Then you could go on to Russia and the Central Asian states where democratization has been a laughable exercize. When you are done with that Jimmah, why don't you just close down that misbegotten empire of yours you call the Carter Center. It gives Atlanta a bad name.


30 posted on 05/28/2006 8:17:14 AM PDT by gaspar
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