03 January 2006
U.N. vs. NGOs
The U.N. Human Rights Commission has been subject to much controversy lately owing to the selection of certain oppressive governments as members. However, this is a logical result of the fact that the U.N. is a tool of its member states.
Several Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) monitor human rights conditions around the world, too. They are funded by wealthy governments with a political agenda, as well as by private contributors with similar global objectives.
It is natural that the U.N. would view the operations of these NGOs as a threat to the freedom of the majority of its member states to act as they prefer without interference. Perhaps the U.N. has outlived its usefulness, at least for those of us who believe that individual freedoms are more important than the freedom of governments to suppress their populations.
The U.N. Human Rights Commission has been subject to much controversy lately owing to the selection of certain oppressive governments as members. However, this is a logical result of the fact that the U.N. is a tool of its member states.
Several Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) monitor human rights conditions around the world, too. They are funded by wealthy governments with a political agenda, as well as by private contributors with similar global objectives.
It is natural that the U.N. would view the operations of these NGOs as a threat to the freedom of the majority of its member states to act as they prefer without interference. Perhaps the U.N. has outlived its usefulness, at least for those of us who believe that individual freedoms are more important than the freedom of governments to suppress their populations.
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