There is currently a new resolution at vote in the United Nations: 'Extraordinary Rendition'. The attached poll will be open until Sunday January 14th when I will cast my vote based on the result of this poll. Please remember that you can only vote once no matter how many offsite acCounts or nations in Canada you may have.
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Quintessence of Dust
Description: The United Nations,
Recognising the obligations incumbent upon member states to refrain from the use of torture,
Affirming the importance of maintaining a strong stance against all applications of torture,
Seeking means to further eliminate the potential for international complicity in acts of torture,
Deeply concerned by the practice of 'extraordinary rendition', whereby persons are rendered to foreign jurisdictions for the express purpose of having torture conducted,
Believing extraordinary rendition to be a subversion of international law and a significant threat to international human rights,
Determined to prevent member states from any form of involvement in this practice,
1. Defines, for the purposes of this Convention, torture as any act of physical or psychological violence perpetrated against persons for the purposes of coercion, intimidation, punishment, interrogation or the obtaining of information or forced confession;
2. Prohibits member states from any involvement in the rendering of persons to foreign jurisdictions if there is probable cause to believe they would be subject to torture.
The current vote stands at 6,141 for to 3,016 against. The resolution Extraordinary Rendition was passed 8,306 votes to 4,272, and implemented in all UN member nations.
I cast my vote AGAINST this resolution based on the result of this poll.
Thank you to everyone who voted.
