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Amnesty calls on Bush to champion human rights 22 January 2001
Human rights activist organization Amnesty International delivered an open letter to George W. Bush on the eve of his inauguration, calling on the 43rd US president to “have the political courage to take a strong step towards improving human rights in the USA....” Amnesty wrote “The USA was founded in the name of democracy, equality and individual freedom, but is failing to deliver the fundamental promise of protecting rights for all... “The USA consistently labels itself as a champion of human rights. It must now live up to its human rights promises. “We fear that Governor Bush’s record on the death penalty does not bode well for efforts to rein the USA back from its increasing resort to judicial killing. We will be urging president Bush to adopt a broader awarness of human rights and international standards than he has displayed in Texas... We are calling on George W. Bush to act in accordance with his claim to be a compassionate leader and make human rights protection a central issue during his presidency.” In its letter, Amnesty International highlighted its concern at the USA’s failure to uphold international standards: Only the USA and Somalia have failed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty ratified by 191 countries, that protects the fundamental human rights of children. The USA has also yet to ratify the Statute of the International Criminal Court; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; and the American Convention on Human Rights. | Amnesty International | | Rockbites human rights page | | top of page | |
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