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June
20, 2007 (3:15 p.m. EDT) No. 84
UN:
CANADA - STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON FINAL DECISIONS OF FIFTH SESSION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 20/6/2007 (MaximsNews.com,
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June 2007 –
The Honourable
Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency, today made the following statement regarding the
conclusion of the institution-building phase of the United Nations Human Rights
Council at its fifth regular session in Geneva on June 19, 2007.
“Canada
is very disappointed that the Human Rights Council, in the important decisions
that affect its future work, did not fully respect the principles upon which it
is founded.
“In
our view, the Council has failed to meet the test of its principles of
universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity. Specifically,
Canada cannot accept the inclusion of a permanent agenda item on Palestine and
the occupied Arab territories, as it singles out one situation for highly
politicized, partial and subjective treatment of a complex issue.
“We
are also distressed that the human rights situations in a number of countries
whose human rights records are of concern, including Belarus and Cuba, will not
get the attention that we believe they warrant, as the Council failed to renew
these two country-specific mandates. Lack of cooperation with the full range of
UN human rights mechanisms should not be rewarded.
“Canada
has actively worked this past year to make the Council a credible, effective and
responsive body. We will continue to insist that the Council uphold its own
founding principles, as agreed by the United Nations General Assembly in its
resolution creating the Council.”
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