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AMNESTY CALLS ON UN POWERS TO LOSE VETO ON GENOCIDE VOTES
13:22, 25 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the
UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where
atrocities are being committed, the BBC reports.
In its annual report, the rights group said the global response to
an array of catastrophes in 2014 had been shameful.
Richer countries were guilty of taking an "abhorrent" stance by not
sheltering more refugees, Amnesty said.
The outlook for 2015 was bleak, the group added.
Saying that 2014 had been a catastrophic year for victims of conflict
and violence, Amnesty said world leaders needed to act immediately
to confront the changing nature of armed conflict.
Salil Shetty, the organisation's secretary general, said in a
statement that the United Nations Security Council had "miserably
failed" to protect civilians.
Instead, the council's five permanent members - the UK, China,
France, Russia and the US - had used their veto to "promote their
political self-interest or geopolitical interest above the interest
of protecting civilians," Mr Shetty said.
Part of the solution would be those countries surrendering their
Security Council veto on issues related to mass killing and genocide,
Amnesty added.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/25/amnesty-calls-on-un-powers-to-lose-veto-on-genocide-votes/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-31617141
From: Baghdasarian
13:22, 25 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the
UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where
atrocities are being committed, the BBC reports.
In its annual report, the rights group said the global response to
an array of catastrophes in 2014 had been shameful.
Richer countries were guilty of taking an "abhorrent" stance by not
sheltering more refugees, Amnesty said.
The outlook for 2015 was bleak, the group added.
Saying that 2014 had been a catastrophic year for victims of conflict
and violence, Amnesty said world leaders needed to act immediately
to confront the changing nature of armed conflict.
Salil Shetty, the organisation's secretary general, said in a
statement that the United Nations Security Council had "miserably
failed" to protect civilians.
Instead, the council's five permanent members - the UK, China,
France, Russia and the US - had used their veto to "promote their
political self-interest or geopolitical interest above the interest
of protecting civilians," Mr Shetty said.
Part of the solution would be those countries surrendering their
Security Council veto on issues related to mass killing and genocide,
Amnesty added.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/25/amnesty-calls-on-un-powers-to-lose-veto-on-genocide-votes/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-31617141
From: Baghdasarian