(Clearwisdom.net) According to reports from M2 Presswire on April 14, United
Nations Commission on Human Rights continues with consideration of civil and
political rights.
According to the report, Karen Parker, of International Educational
Development, condemned numerous States for having used the fight against
terrorism to carry out repressive policies against domestic opposition. In the
case of China, the persecution of practitioners of the Falun Gong was among the
worst such violations of human rights.
Adrian Barattnychy of Freedom House, said that sixteen countries were
included in this year's list of most repressive regimes. China was in the list.
The Freedom House also regularly monitored the persecution of religious
minorities in a number of countries,
including China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Nigeria and Sudan.
D. LONG, of Association for the Prevention of Torture, said the absolute
character of the prohibition of torture was today seriously challenged. Many
States continued to use torture and to submit persons to inhuman conditions of
detention and to break the customary principle of non-refoulement. Recently
several States had tried to justify these acts, notably in the name of fighting
terrorism.
States could not on the one side sign and ratify international conventions
and on the other side fail not only to take measures to implement them but
moreover violate them. All States were urged to take effective measures to
implement their international obligations and to stop torture. States also were
urged to give priority to the ratification of the new Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture.
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