US Ambassador Nicole Avant has criticised the Bahamas for abstaining from a UN vote on human rights resolutions concerning the actions of Iran, Burma and North Korea.She noted that formerly, the Bahamas was consistently one of the "brave souls" in the region that stood up for human rights.
Mrs Avant said it is the "fervent hope" of the United States that the Bahamas and other Caribbean countries who abstained or voted against the resolutions will reconsider.
"We cannot stand by and wait when people's lives are at stake and the principles that we all purport to share-- respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights -- are in jeopardy," she said.
December 19, 2009
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