Human Rights Watch Report: Is Diplomacy a Fig Leaf for Inaction?

Human Rights Watch Report: Is Diplomacy a Fig Leaf for Inaction?
William Fisher, Truthout: "'The ritualistic support of 'dialogue' and 'cooperation' with repressive governments is too often an excuse for doing nothing about human rights,' says Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW). His remarks come as the organization released its 'World Report 2011,' a 649-page summary of human rights issues and practices in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide… The UN and EU are accused of 'cowardice' for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China or Uzbekistan through quiet dialogue and cooperation, the report said."
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