The United Nations defines human rights violations as deprivation of life; torture, cruel or degrading treatment or punishment; slavery and forced labor; arbitrary arrest or detention; arbitrary interference with privacy; war propaganda; discrimination; and advocacy of racial or religious hatred. In 1997 the U.S. Congress passed the “Leahy Laws” which cutoff security aid to specific units of foreign militaries if the Pentagon and the State Department determine a country has committed a gross violation of human rights, such as shooting civilians or summarily executing prison…
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I don't think that economic benefit for my country should be valued above human life's in another country
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Aiding war crime committing countries in their pillages and murdering should never be what a country that claims it cares about human rights can do. Imagine your own children, your brothers, sisters, parents, being killed because of who they are or because of the country they inhabit. Now, imagine your own government actively supporting, arming and defending the foreign government committing these horrific atrocities, it makes so easy to see where you would stand. "Never again" means never again for anybody.
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A country that stands for democracy and justice for all cannot be in cooperation with countries that violate the human rights of any demographic, especially when these are laws agreed upon by these countries. Money should never be put ahead of the lives of innocent people.
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