UN: Denmark Violated Convention on Racism
UN: Denmark Violated Convention on Racism
By Jens Grund and Kristoffer Pinholt
The UN criticises that the Danish state didn’t vigorously pursue allegations of racism of racism against the leader of the Danish People’s Party, Pia Kjærsgaard in 2003. Pia Kjærsgaard says UN’s decision is preposterous.
Denmark violated the UN convention on racial discrimination by not vigorously pursuing a charge of racism against the leader of the Danish People’s Party, Pia Kjærsgaard, in 2003.So says the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in a new decision. The case began in 2003 when Pia Kjærsgaard in a letter to the editor criticised the Minister for Justice for subbmitting a proposed law against circumcision of girls to the Danish-Somalian organisation. The leader of the DPP compared it to asking pedophiles whether they objected to a ban on sex with children.
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This just made me laugh. We are being decided on by a committee who among its members can muster such excellent members of the world community as Argentina, Ecuador, China, Burkina Faso, Guatemala and… wait for it.
The Russian Federation.
There’s actually a majority of borderline democracies and dictatorships on that committe and they think they are morally entitled to decide things for us.
Well, that’s rich.
And since, AFAIR, 80% of all Somali girls were circumcised at the time, the comparison to pedophiles seems quite apt. What kind of people have their girls circumcised? I know, they aren’t actually going to use their clitoris for anything, unless daddy tells them they can, but still. What kind of people?
That’s right. In Denmark they are called felons.
We’ve, by the way, just had to make a special law to make it unlawful to have girls circumcised outside Denmark’s borders as well. Seems the Somalis were just taking the plane to Cairo to have their girls mutilated. Markets in everything, and all that.
There’s actually a majority of borderline democracies and dictatorships on that committe and they think they are morally entitled to decide things for us.
Comment by Sanjay — March 20, 2008 @ 6:59 am
be strong and as wise as you have been,the world is changing you are a small country and you do it with dignity.
congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by darwin chaumont — April 23, 2008 @ 6:27 am
It’s important not to be defensive about such criticisms. Everyone (nation) is culpable with regard to racism because of the history of the last 500 years. To move forward in a positive way we need to talk about racism openly and we need to be accountable. Fingerpointing in response to a criticism is neither mature nor helpful.
Comment by gnt — August 9, 2008 @ 7:50 am