UN Human Rights *chuckle* Council: Iran chairs UNHRC's social forum on promoting human rights

[Roadvirus]

This coming on the heels of the Iranian gov't hanging 2 men for "blasphemy"

Iran will serve as chair of the Human Rights Council Social Forum for the next year, which is set to be focused on how technology can be used to promote human rights. The announcement came just days after Iran executed two men for participating in a social media discourse titled "Critique of Superstition and Religion."

Iran secures top spot at UN Human Rights Council after hanging 2 men for blasphemy

Iran began the week by hanging two men for questioning Islam's authenticity and finished with an appointment to a lead role at the U.N. Human Rights Council.

www.foxnews.com

Yes, Virginia, the UN is a flipping joke.

 

[Sweden]

This coming on the heels of the Iranian gov't hanging 2 men for "blasphemy"



Yes, Virginia, the UN is a flipping joke.

Yes, the UN is a joke - one in very bad taste. Iran is not the only state to be in breach of its commitment to the UN Charter. It's time for the UN to be replaced by a new organisation of states who actually practice freedom, democracy and justice.

 

[poppopfox]

Yes, the UN is a joke - one in very bad taste. Iran is not the only state to be in breach of its commitment to the UN Charter. It's time for the UN to be replaced by a new organisation of states who actually practice freedom, democracy and justice.

Which states would that be? You used three rhetorical constructs whose definitions are entirely subjective.

 

[Sweden]

Which states would that be? You used three rhetorical constructs whose definitions are entirely subjective.

We could start with the two states of which I am a citizen, Sweden and the UK. We could then add yours, the USA.

It would not really be that difficult to define and exclude tyrannies and despotisms.

 

[Tigerace117]

We could start with the two states of which I am a citizen, Sweden and the UK. We could then add yours, the USA.

It would not really be that difficult to define and exclude tyrannies and despotisms.

Hmm.....perhaps we should ask how “free“ LGBT people are feeling in states like Florida these days, or women are in places like Louisiana

 

[VanceMack]

And the UN proves again why it is a worthless entity.

 

[poppopfox]

We could start with the two states of which I am a citizen, Sweden and the UK. We could then add yours, the USA.

Would not include the US my friend. See below

It would not really be that difficult to define and exclude tyrannies and despotisms.

I found this,

1

Denmark

0.958

Working Democracy

4

Sweden

0.946

Working Democracy

17

United Kingdom

0.892

Working Democracy

36

United States of America

0.811

Deficient Democracy

 

[ataraxia]

And the UN proves again why it is a worthless entity.

To me, that means we should try to fix it, not get rid of it.

 

[Sweden]

Would not include the US my friend. See below

I found this,

1

Denmark

0.958

Working Democracy

4

Sweden

0.946

Working Democracy

17

United Kingdom

0.892

Working Democracy

36

United States of America

0.811

Deficient Democracy

A great number of things can be found on line. Some interesting some worthless. How were these numbers calculated? What criteria were used? How were various factors weighted?

 

[Rogue Valley]

Democracy Ranking - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Sweden]

Democracy Ranking - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A good example of why we should not take these 'ranking' tables seriously. What has 'knowledge' and 'environment' to do with democracy. Tweak the arbitary formula and obtain different results.

 

[Rogue Valley]

A good example of why we should not take these 'ranking' tables seriously. What has 'knowledge' and 'environment' to do with democracy. Tweak the arbitary formula and obtain different results.

The freedom to seek knowledge and how countries treat their environment are both indicators of what sort of country exists under the veneer.