Comentarios en: AI and HRW press releases on CIA “waterboarding”: there must be a criminal investigation

By: John Turner

John Turner — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:15:24 +0000

My point is AI and HRW are basically now political parties who know they can’t win elections; so they try to rule through court cases behind a mantle of “respectability” of “human rights.” Case in point: the death penalty is legal in international law, but AI and HRW are trying to outlaw it through courts instead of the democratic process. Rule by judges is not a good form of government. And their rules they will force us to obey will never be able to be changed no matter the will of the vote of the majority.

By: César Salgado

César Salgado — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:34:56 +0000

AI and HRW are indeed political movements. Take into account the etymology of the word “politics”: Greek politeia “state, administration, government, citizenship” from polites “citizen” from polis “city, state”… :-)

By: John Turner

John Turner — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:02:06 +0000

AI and HRW are political movements hiding as human rights groups. They can’t win elections, so they try to gain political power through court cases.

By: César Salgado

César Salgado — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:40:43 +0000

Chegoume un comentario moi extenso, que eliminei, pero deixo a referencia a un traballo interesante de Jordan J. Paust, experto estadounidense en Direito Internacional e Direitos Humanos. É un artigo titulado “Above the law: unlawful executive authorizations regarding detainee treatment, secret renditions, domestic spying, and claims to unchecked executive power” e está accesible no enderezo http://www.law.utah.edu/_webfiles/ULRarticles/150/150.pdf