Meow

I take it everyone has seen this story?

Fury after Saudi Arabia 'chosen to head key UN human rights panel' - World - News - The Independent


This makes a total mockery of the Human Rights Committee. How can a country that allows stoning, crucifiction, beheading etc be permitted to take on this role? It's a disgrace.

flares

They or another Human Rights body were looking to build a headquarters in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. I thought that was odd when it dropped on my desk

nonthaburi

how can Tony Blair be a Middle East Peace Envoy?

The world is full of mysteries.

sicklyman

or Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize?

For those of you surprised by this: Get out more.

scrubbedexpat141

Goodness grief. HOw does this ever happen?

sicklyman

I'm talking to YOU Scamp

scrubbedexpat141

Cool, well done you. If you think it's acceptable for Saudi Arabia with their current and previous human rights records to be given the lead a Human Rights panel then you, sir, need to get out more.

sicklyman

heh... and I thought teaching Saudi youth to read English was hard. Seems like Scamp would prove more difficult!

scrubbedexpat141

Do you think it's acceptable for Saudi Arabia with their current and previous human rights records to be given the lead a Human Rights panel?

Brains1983

think you've misread something here bud, sicklyman is on the same page as you

shiva

i cant find the link now but it seems a cable leak shows that it was the UK wot did it

scrubbedexpat141

It just screams of idiotic politics doesn't it.

sicklyman

Wonder if Scamp gets that now...

scrubbedexpat141

I tried piecing together your riddles but gave up and started teaching some Saudi's English instead.

sicklyman

great. Let me know if you want to borrow a grammar reference for those tricky plural v possessive issues.