united nations votes for "traditional values" over basic human rights for lgbt folx

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man i dont got a lot to say about this tbh

russia still has a ton of clout at the un and since theyve been banning queer demonstrations and shit left and right i honestly cant say im surprised

but man i bet this is gonna seriously impact queer and womens rights for like goddamn decades to come

fuck russia and fuck putin and i sincerely he gets railed hard w a metal pole

Putin: Dey see me trolling, Dey hatin.

furst of all stop talkin like this its goddamn anoying to read

Second,

>The year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve.
>Still taking the United Nations seriously on the subject of human rights

Really? You're going to take a largely impotent organization's opinion on a subject it has clearly and laughably fucked up from its inception seriously?

Most people have the decency not to opine on the finer points of things they know nothing about. Which is why you won't hear me talking about my opinions on fine wine, wedding dresses, or that silly game with the paddle the Limey Bastards call "cricket."

However, this is rarely the case when it comes to the UN and human rights. It won't shut the fuck up about human rights despite having the most ass backwards grasp of the concept I have ever seen.

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Speaking with Gay Star News, Russian LGBT rights advocate Nikolai Alexeyev stated: ‘Such concepts of “traditional values” are exactly what is used in Russian courts against gay rights and applied nationally.

‘Russia is interested to have an international resolution that it can use to justify banning future LGBT events, like Moscow Pride.

‘Until now, Russia did not have any international resolution or laws, at the level of the Council of Europe or the UN, to legitimize such denials.

‘This resolution gives the opportunity to every country to (mis)interpret human rights in the way it chooses to. It undermines the universal nature of human rights.

‘The resolution is a disgrace and dangerous.'

OMG Alexeyev you are such a badass. I love it. Never change.

That being said I'm not surprised Russia came up with this, just that the rest of the UN went with it.

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In Eastern Europe, only Russia supported the resolution, with Moldova abstaining, and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania voting against.

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All the western states at the council voted against the resolution - namely Austria, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Spain and the USA.

Well, that's good to know, at least. Though they say Russia was the only Eastern-European supporter...didn't they also say that Belarus helped draft the bill? I'm confused.

If you were surprised by this, take a look at the UN HRC:

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Yeah.

Hardly anything the UN does surprises me anymore. Where else can Robert Mugabe wag his finger at other countries for human rights abuses?

Penguin wrote:

If you were surprised by this, take a look at the UN HRC:

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Yeah.

Holy shit. China? Libya? Saudi Arabia? Fucking Uganda?

WTF, UN?

Lady Anne wrote:

Penguin wrote:

If you were surprised by this, take a look at the UN HRC:

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Yeah.

Holy shit. China? Libya? Saudi Arabia? Fucking Uganda?

WTF, UN?

You're just now learning shit like this?

Really?

Be honest, are you 12?

actually what im most surprised about is that the us opposed it

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russia

FREE PUSSY RIOT!

The UN may as well just be dissolved. It really no longer serves any practical purpose.

xerrofoot wrote:

The UN may as well just be dissolved. It really no longer serves any practical purpose.

opinions gonna opinionate.

It's true. We're talking about an organization that couldn't even get a city to remove a sign with the word "Nigger" on it.

"Please remove the sign. If you refuse, we will ask you politely again at a later date."