Kenneth Roth Quotes

The proposed new council is a major improvement over the old Commission on Human Rights. It would be reckless for the United States to force a vote because that will invite amendments from spoiler states to weaken the council. The time has come to accept the overwhelming consensus behind the council and to work to make it function effectively.

- Kenneth Roth

Tags

Proposed | Council | Major | Improvement | Commission |

comments powered by Disqus

Random

This is an important symbolic visit. The real test is to see if the government is ready to implement the recommendations and show it's serious about eradicating torture. - Kenneth Roth

Things have changed in Venezuela, but not for the better. There's been a continued consolidation of power on the part of Chavez. - Kenneth Roth

Armed conflicts often involve discrepancies of power between adversaries. Allowing those discrepancies to justify attacking civilians would create an immense loophole in the protections of international humanitarian law. - Kenneth Roth