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1977

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Human Rights Legislation And U.S. Foreign Policy, David Weissbrodt Jan 1977

Human Rights Legislation And U.S. Foreign Policy, David Weissbrodt

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I do not say that we can remake the world in our own image. I recognize the limits on our power, and I do not wish to see us swing from one extreme of cynical manipulation to the other extreme of moralistic zeal, which can be just as dangerous. But the present administration has been so obsessed with balance of power politics that it has often ignored basic American values and a proper concern for human rights. The leaders of this administration have rationalized that there is little room for morality in foreign affairs, and that we must put self-interest …


The Role Of Nongovernmental Organizations In The Implementation Of Human Rights, David Weissbrodt Jan 1977

The Role Of Nongovernmental Organizations In The Implementation Of Human Rights, David Weissbrodt

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One reads of at least 35,000 political prisoners in Indonesia, at least 10,000 in forced labor camps in the Soviet Union, mass arrests in Chile, torture in Brazil, Spain, and the Philippines, killings in Belfast 7 and