Argentine jurist elected to head the UN Human Rights Committee

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Argentine jurist Fabian Salvioli was unanimously elected on Tuesday to lead the UN Human Rights Committee. The 51-year-old lawyer will be presiding over the UN body for one year. Salvioli has been a member of the UN Human Rights Committee since 2009. Read full article

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imoyaro
Championing the Right to Steal. Great, just what the world needs. ;)

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Mar 18th, 2015 - 08:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Leiard
He does not think the Falkland Islanders have rights.

https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=pzwJVdezM9PH8geIx4GgCA&gws_rd=ssl#q=Fabian+Salvioli+malvinas
Mar 18th, 2015 - 09:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
No surprise there. So why should anyone think Argentine citizens anywhere have rights?
What the hell, ,maybe this will lead to a worldwide renaissance of intolerance where nightriding becomes a “feature” of local culture supported by the UN. How quaint, and, dare I say it, I can't wait. ;)

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Mar 18th, 2015 - 09:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Last year, Salvioli in an interview with the Buenos Aires Herald praised Argentina’s human rights policy.

Who's going to tell us about the rights of argieland's indigenous people? Their land occupied by hispanic latinos. 'Banished' to land no-one else wants, temporarily. Regularly murdered by anyone, including police, who fancy it. More land stolen when a 'need' is identified. Where's the health care? At least it's only a year. How long before someone intelligent objects?
Mar 18th, 2015 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Philippe
Now, now: The UN “system” is upside down, is it not??

Philippe
Mar 18th, 2015 - 02:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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dsullivanboston
Good starting point would be Nismans human rights...
Mar 18th, 2015 - 03:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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chronic
rotting roadkill:

Respect the human rights of those who are parties to the contracts you execute.
Mar 18th, 2015 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Enrique Massot
Bad news keep piling up for those who portrait the CFK government as inefficient, corrupt and more recently enthusiastically added suspected murderer.
Cristina keeps working hard and announces successful negotiations leading to measures benefiting small agricultural producers; two Argentine jurists head to key international human right positions; and today's revelations show unexpected ramifications of the Nisman affair.
One almost feel sorry for these intrepid analysts who had already everything figured out about Argentina's political future.
Mar 18th, 2015 - 05:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
8. Yeah Uganda sits on that Committee too and they allow Homosexuals to be killed.

Go figure

I wish the USA would pull the UN funding and revoke all the visas. All those scumbags in NYC are bad for the city.
Mar 18th, 2015 - 05:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@8. Can I explain to you about CFK's 'government', argie 'jurists' and the matter of Nisman isn't an 'affair'. The explanation is one I can sum up in one word. Shit. Can't even live where you should. In the shit.
Mar 18th, 2015 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
This is a bloody joke is it not,

an argie elected to head the UN Human Rights Committee

please tell me its April fools day....
Mar 18th, 2015 - 08:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
@ 8 henri
So are you saying that 'two Argentine jurists ' are members of Cristina's govt?
Are you getting confused? Or is it that you don't believe in 'the seperation of powers', just like Cristina?
Mar 19th, 2015 - 01:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Enrique Massot
#12 el seen
No. This is something that gives a measure of the quality of some of our people.

#11 Briton
No it's not and April fools' joke--it's serious, my friend.
FYI, Argentina has made big strides prosecuting the crimes of the state terrorism since Nestor--with all legal guarantees, mind you--becoming an example to the world. In contrast, the crimes of the franquismo in Spain are yet to be solved.
Mar 19th, 2015 - 01:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
@13
That's nice dear.
Mar 19th, 2015 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Will then,
in the future Argentina guarantee the human rights of the Falkland islanders,

and openly support their right to live in peace without threat of hindrance,
Mar 19th, 2015 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
I world with a lot of Int'l Orgs and every time its announced that an Rg is joining a group everyone groans.
Mar 19th, 2015 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
“ All states that are signatories to the agreement must submit regular reports to the committee on how rights are being broadened in their country.”

I hope the UK is sending reports to this committee how more constitutional powers and rights in the Falklands have been transferred to the locals since 1982.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 05:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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RICO
No doubt he will now be giving Argentinas friends and supporters in Syria, Iran and North Korea a clean bill of health for human rights.

Why do Argentina bother it is clear that judges and lawyers that don't follow the government line in Argentina and ask difficult questions poison their career. How corrupt must he be to earn this honour.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 11:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
And one wonders why the UN is less and less respected.
Mar 21st, 2015 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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