Last Wednesday, the Human Rights Watch released their annual World Report from Washington, D.C. I'm completely disturbed by what I'm hearing, and I"m not sure I have adequate time to explore this issue. If you cannot find me for the next few days, it's likely that I"m listening to the audio version of the annual meeting.
And this sentence caught my attention: "New evidence demonstrated in 2005 that torture and mistreatment have been a deliberate part of the Bush administration’s counterterrorism strategy, undermining the global defense of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2006 ."
"May our God come and not keep silence." (psalm 50:3) With hands tied and lips stuck in a jaw-dropped position, what else is there to say?
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We need to talk soon. I've been pondering human rights myself lately. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
i don't think there are enough hours in the day for us to have a conversation about this. you, a law student, and me, a lowly informed missionary. whew. that conversation wears me out just thinking about it.
along the lines of HR...so, now america is the only country that hasn't signed the rights of a child treaty. way to go. Somalia beat us to the punch. actually, i guess if we aren't even intending to do it, it's not that hard to beat us.
and... your remarks about a law student... a quote from my friend Kimberly who has MET Nelson Mandella and all sorts of human rights people in the world..."academics are, well... esoteric."
ps- not saying liz isn't smart, she is smart :) i just mean... a lowly missionary has just as much to offer :)
Although I do not consider myself so much to be an academic, it's kinda nice to be noe of the few "esoteric" people that are in the know when it comes to law. There's a lotta power coming from that knowledge! I'm glad you think I'm smart Pamelers.
smart people,
when it comes to human rights, i'd say we are all esoteric b/c we are sitting here talking about it. however, my years out of college have taught me that experiential knowledge cannot be beat out by "academics". but for you lizzard, it's essential to maintain the experiential lifestyle you long for. and emma, well...you are the poster child of esotericism. i'm just lucky to be in this conversation.
abbs...good talking to you. i love you. check out the invisible children stuff. i could see you getting sucked into that world...in a good way!
ok, i just realized that saying we are esoteric about HR is BS. We have it easy. We just believe what we hear. But our passion & sense of brokenness for global suffering ...that's the esoteric part. Am I right, ladies?
Ash- I just watched Born Into Brothels with my single's group. Good discussion, but I was left thinking most people don't think about this stuff often, if ever. Perhaps that's why we are esoteric in that sense. BTW- I had to look up the word "esoteric" to even join in this discussion! What does that tell ya?
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