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Amnesty International UK (Press Officer)
Countries like Iraq, China and Pakistan have been criticised by Amnesty for their human rights abuses, but would you accept that some human rights abuse is the price that has to be paid to govern what... Show more »Countries like Iraq, China and Pakistan have been criticised by Amnesty for their human rights abuses, but would you accept that some human rights abuse is the price that has to be paid to govern what are, in their own ways, pretty ungovernable countries? Show less »
Answered by Niall Couper
Not at all - human rights go hand in hand with good, successful government. Look at countries that enjoy prosperity and stability and you'll find that they tend to be countries that have democracy, a ... Show more »Not at all - human rights go hand in hand with good, successful government. Look at countries that enjoy prosperity and stability and you'll find that they tend to be countries that have democracy, a free press and a lively civil society. More fundamentally, the horrors of torture, arbitrary imprisonment, executions and persecution can never be justified in the name of 'stability' or 'government'. Show less »
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