Posted on 02/28/2008 1:16:40 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
U.N. Criticizes U.S. For Violating Human Rights Of Internally Displaced Hurricane Katrina Victims
United Nations Headquarters (AHN) - Long an advocate for poor internally displaced persons in third world countries, the United Nations on Thursday called on the United States government to halt demolition of low-income housing in New Orleans saying it violated the human rights of Hurricane Katrina victims and was driving them into "destitution."
In a strongly worded statement posted on its news center website, U.N. experts on housing and minority rights called the Bush administration to task for its treatment of Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans and elsewhere.
"We are deeply concerned about information we continue to receive about the housing situation of people in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region," Miloon Kothari, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and Gay McDougall, the Independent Expert on minority issues, said in a joint statement.
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U.N. experts accuse U.S. government of forcing New Orleans blacks into homelessness
United Nations experts weighed in Thursday on the debate over public housing in New Orleans, accusing the U.S. federal government and local authorities of forcing predominantly black residents into homelessness.The experts said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and local governments will violate the human rights of thousands of New Orleans residents by demolishing public housing units.
New Orleans residents by demolishing public housing units.The majority of those affected by the hurricane that hit in August 2005 are black, they said.«These demolitions ... could effectively deny thousands of African-American residents their right to return to housing from which they were displaced by the hurricane, said the statement from Miloon Kothari, the U.N. Human Rights Council's investigator for housing, and Gay McDougall, an expert on minority issues.
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UN: Rights Of Katrina Displaced Violated
(AP) United Nations experts weighed in Thursday on the debate over public housing in New Orleans, accusing the U.S. federal government and local authorities of forcing predominantly black residents into homelessness.
The experts said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and local governments will violate the human rights of thousands of New Orleans residents by demolishing public housing units.
The majority of those affected are black and many were devastated by Hurricane Katrina, they said.
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Will they send in Hans Blix?
Sanctions. Yeah, that'll work.
I did not realize that Kanye West was the head of the UN.
In a strongly worded statement
sorry UN your on Ignore
Get back to me after the 19th resolution.
If the UN is so concerned about these perpetual victims from Katrina, why doesn't it spend some of its sizeable fortune to house them for the rest of their perpetually victimized lives?
ok, so do something about it
For the life of me, I can’t remember the actions taken by the U.N. or the amount of money spent by the U.N. to help the victims of hurricane Katrina.
Preferably in Geneva.
Oh, I am. I am.
I'm now declaring myself a Katrina Victim and am applying for 1.9 million dollars of UN aid.
"Wheres my money?"
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Sanctions are bad enough but I’m afraid they’ll go further and stop sending U.N. emergency funds.
I wonder how many people remember?
I remember.
19 times, the UN sanctioned Saddam Hussein and his stockpiles of WMD’s.
19 times he “gave them the finger”.
Then one day US troops invaided Iraq....
No more useless UN resolutions after that.
When you become relevant, I'll listen....
According to the U.N.: The U.S. is EEEVVVVIIIILLLLL! Of course they are going to criticise the U.S. often for anything and everything! My question is still why not get the U.N. out of the U.S., and then get the U.S. out of the U.N.? Jeez!
The fact that the UN even dares to critizise the internal affairs of their host country is only an indication of the contempt they have for it.
And why shouldn’t they? Its government is willing to take it gratefully in the *ss, every time.
Does anyone believe the City of New Orleans is listening?
Hey, UN, why don’t you all go eat a big bowl of STFU!
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