Human Rights Watch publishes its annual world report today on the fifth anniversary of the American gulag. Given the seemingly inexorable slide of the United States away from the cause of, or belief in, human rights the organisation asks the European Union to fill the vacuum.
"Since the US can't provide credible leadership on human rights, European countries must pick up the slack."
I recognise that America has never been perfect on human rights, no country has, but did I ever think I would see the day when I would find the following in a report from a respected, international human rights organisation? I think not.
"The new US Congress must act now to remedy the worst abuses of the Bush administration. Without firm and principled congressional action, the loss of US leadership on human rights will likely persist." (Emphasis mine.)
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