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March 20, 2007

If....then thank a Liberal

Women's Rights at the UN: Israel as the Only Violator

Last Friday, March 9, 2007 the UN wrapped up its annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Guess where they found a violation of women's rights? Among the hundreds of thousands of women who are dead, dying, mutilated, displaced or raped in Sudan? Among the million female migrant workers cowering in the basements of Saudi Arabian villas from the taskmasters who stole their passports the minute they got off the plane? Among the women stoned and hanged for "adultery" in Iran? The millions of women forcibly aborted in China? The thousands murdered or forced to commit suicide for the crime of "dishonoring" their fathers and brothers across the Arab and Muslim world?

If you guessed "none of the above," then you'll enjoy coming on down to the UN. The UN's lead body charged with promoting and protecting women's rights identifies only one state as violating the rights of women in the world today – Israel.(Violating the rights of Palestinian women.) The vote was 40 for and 2 against (the United States and Canada)

Thanks to Pedro

Posted by John Weidner at March 20, 2007 10:15 PM

Comments

The UN displays the finely tuned moral judgment for which it has become famous.

And in the something-for-everyone department, post-modernists will celebrate as their favorite organization boldly transgresses the boundaries of self-parody.

Posted by: lyle at March 21, 2007 03:19 AM

Every once in a while you come across a story that really does say it all. What more can be said? This tiny little blurb of a story pretty much captures the essence of the world we operate in.

Posted by: Mike Plaiss at March 21, 2007 06:32 AM

What I do not understand is why that building has not long since had its current "business" evicted and been turned into something useful like condos or a parking lot.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at March 21, 2007 06:36 PM

Probably because being forced to occupy the buildings of the old League of Nations in Geneva would be such a bummer for them.... Or perhaps even the Dhimmicrats can understand the symbolism of such a move (if only unconsciously) and shy away from forcing the UN into such a move.

Posted by: Hale Adams at March 21, 2007 08:38 PM

I've long been convinced that the UN is a useless (or worse) organization. We should withdraw & kick it out of the United States.

Posted by: Joe Lammers at March 25, 2007 09:10 PM