File spoon-archives/marxism-general.archive/marxism-general_1997/marxism-general.9712, message 117


Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 21:52:07 -0500 (EST)
From: "Liam R.Flynn" <trinity-AT-hot-shot.com>
Subject: M-G: Human Rights ?


> 12/09/97 16:40 Clinton warns of human rights risks in Africa, Europe
> and China NEW YORK. President Bill Clinton warned Tuesday of
> persistent human rights risks in Asia, Africa and Europe and called
> for a permanent international tribunal to prosecute crimes against
> humanity. "Advancing human rights is -- and must always be -- a
> central pillar of America's foreign policy," Clinton said in remarks
>  prepared for the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
> Human rights. Speaking at the American Museum of Jewish Heritage in
> New York, Clinton hailed the spread of democracy around the world
> but stressed "more remains to be done." "Threats to freedom persist,
>  and human rights are still at risk from Burma to Nigeria, Belarus
> to China," he said.{AFP/FRANCE}

             Human Rights? There are currently 400 inmates in the U.S.
             State of Texas on death row.

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