It never fails to amaze me that some people in positions of power have the nerve to judge countries when their own home nation is not known for banging the same drum.....
The UN Human Rights Chief, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein from Saudi Arabia, has drawn the world's attention to the horrendous behaviour of the Turkish Authorities. He, quite correctly, has stated that the shooting at unarmed people protesting in Cizre, Turkey, was against their fundamental rights. This throws up two issues for me;
https://www.rt.com/news/330873-turkey-kurds-shooting-un/
The UN Human Rights Chief, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein from Saudi Arabia, has drawn the world's attention to the horrendous behaviour of the Turkish Authorities. He, quite correctly, has stated that the shooting at unarmed people protesting in Cizre, Turkey, was against their fundamental rights. This throws up two issues for me;
- Saudi Arabia has an appalling human rights record and the fact that a Saudi citizen is the head of the UN Human Rights is laughable. Does he criticise Saudi Arabia or are they off limits?
- Everyone has known about the flexible way that Turkey deals with the issue of human rights, but they have been assured that the EU will look again at their application to join....surely this should be the nail in the coffin of their ambition to join?
https://www.rt.com/news/330873-turkey-kurds-shooting-un/
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