
“Children are not exempt from indefinite detainment in these camps. UNICEF-sponsored investigations in Laos found 150 detainees under 18 in 2003, and more than 600 children in 2006. Despite calls from human rights organizations, the United States has continued to pump money into the Somsanga Rehabilitation Center. In March of last year, 12 United Nations agencies, including the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Health Organization, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and UNAIDS, issued a joint statement calling for the closure of drug-user detention centers where they identified grave human rights violations.”
Related posts:
Russia’s Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals
Karen DeCoster Discusses Anarcho-Detroit
What do influential people think about bitcoin?
Is Japan's Devaluation an Attack on China?
Depositing a Little Common Sense into the Law
Over 1,200 Minnesota Parents Are Suing to Shut Down Child Protective Services
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies Over License Plate Reader Information
Surveillance Back Door Worse Than No Door
RSA Responds to Claim that it Gave NSA Back Door Access For $10M
Cop Removes Body Cam Then Shoots, Kills Unarmed Dad as He Complies
Dept. of Transportation wants control over phone navigation apps
The Soviet Setup is Now the China Setup
Gold and Silver Considered 'Dangerous Goods' by FedEx
The Quickest Way EVER Through A Security Checkpoint
Hong Kong 2012 net gold flow to China hit record high