At 00:22 26-5-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
>At 06:59 PM 5/24/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> >As for the "defending human rights" you mention, I find it a typical case
> >of double standards. The US claims to be "defending human rights" all over
> >the world, but at the same time has no problem violating human rights at
> >home. Last time I checked (about 15 minutes ago...), executing prisoners
> >was still a violation of human rights.
>
>The United Nations apparently does not think so:
> http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
This URL links to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I read through
it, but I can't seem to find the part where it says that executing
prisoners is a human right. I did find something else in the Declaration,
though:
Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
Statement by Amnesty International:
"The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
It violates the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on
the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than
other punishments."
So, John, this leaves us with four options:
1. You want to prove a point by referring to a document that doesn't prove
your point. (D'oh!)
2. When following this link from Europe, you get a different version of the
UDoHR then when you follow the link from the US. (nothing surprises me anymore)
3. I really *did* overlook something in the Declaration. (slightly possible)
4. Amnesty International has no idea what they are talking about. (not likely)
Which is it?
Jeroen
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