Comments on: Responsibility to Protect (R2P): State sovereignty and international responsibility after Kosovo

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:52:23 +0000

Dear Rajan, Thank you for the background analysis of R2P.

No matter how much ‘intention’ is shown by UN memnder states, ultimately seems like its still the ‘White Man’ and their ‘NGOs’ will be those who protect the ‘Human Rights’ around the world….to a larger extetent, regardless of what has happened in Iraq.

Annan is an pioneering leader for the UN many ways. Hats off to him. Lets see what Moon will do.

By: KTR

KTR — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:57:46 +0000

Good presentation and the Article by AHRC will substantiate your points.

http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2008statements/1419

By: nathan

nathan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:12:15 +0000

In days of yore, the king had to dole out justice evenly to all his subjects and ensure that they carried out their daily pursuits – farming mainly those days, and other trades and skills.
He also had to protect them from any form of injustice within and without the kingdom.

The R2P may be an extended version of this concept in the modern era.

Why sri lanka is so terrified about this concept is that outside intervention is being advocated as has happened in Europe, Africa & Asia.

Such intervention could be selective – US “protects” Taiwanese intersts from China invasion but did nothing when Tibet was subjugated by Chna in the most brutal manner.