Kesher Talk

The UN enters the Libyan Age. I get this email newsletter called Global Development Briefing, which lists interesting NGO-related goings-on around the globe, carries job postings, etc. I forget how I got on it - I'm not in the industry - but it's an interesting window onto a world of professional international do-gooders. Anyway, today's Briefing begins with this:

"Censorship, arbitrary detention, jailings, disappearances, torture - at last the UN has appointed someone who knows what she's talking about."

- Reporters Without Borders on Najat Al-Hajjaji, the Libyan chair of the 53-nation UN Human Rights Commission.

Libya began its controversial leadership of the UN's top human rights body Mar. 17; the Paris-based NGO was expelled from the meeting after six members threw protest leaflets around the room during Ms. Al-Hajjaji's opening speech, in whichshe criticized Israel and warned that war against Iraq would damage human rights.

Ha ha.

posted by Judith @ 3/21/2003 02:47:10 PM