UN panel refuses to criticize Zimbabwe and Sudan
November 28, 2004
Another vote for no action.
A U.N. General Assembly panel has killed resolutions denouncing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Sudan after African nations argued the measures were politically motivated by Europeans and the United States.
U.S. Ambassador John Danforth wonders at the point of it all.
“One wonders about the utility of the General Assembly on days like this. One wonders if there can’t be a clear and direct statement on matters of basic principle,” he said.
“Why have this building? What are we all about? This to me is a very bad situation,” Danforth told reporters.
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