Amnesty International fights back
The White House and various apologists for US foreign policy have been criticizing or even smearing Amnesty International and questioning its integrity after it criticized the US for its human rights record. Amnesty International is fighting back.
Irene Khan, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, wrote a powerful letter to the Washington Post in response to its editorial that objected to the use of the word "gulag". And in a news conference, Ms. Khan had this to say: "The administration's response has been that our report is absurd, that our allegations have no basis, and our answer is very simple: if that is so, open up these detention centers, allow us and others to visit them."
Bravo!
Irene Khan, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, wrote a powerful letter to the Washington Post in response to its editorial that objected to the use of the word "gulag". And in a news conference, Ms. Khan had this to say: "The administration's response has been that our report is absurd, that our allegations have no basis, and our answer is very simple: if that is so, open up these detention centers, allow us and others to visit them."
Bravo!
The NAZIs let international observers inspect 'Theresienstadt'. They never got to see what was really going on though, and (if I'm not mistaken) even the man in charge of Theresienstadt (Adolf Eichmann) didn't know what was going on at the other places.
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