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Governments are not people. They neither have, nor claim, any human rights. The UK and USA only ever claimed a legal right within the framework of their own la
by kijin 12y ago
Governments are not people. They neither have, nor claim, any human rights.
The UK and USA only ever claimed a legal right within the framework of their own laws. Despicable as their actions may be, they never pretended to claim a human right.
The displaced Chagossians, on the other hand, are claiming a human right to occupy the islands. That's different.
- bbcbasic 12y agoAha.. so the Chagossians just needed a pen?
- rustyfe 12y agoAnd an army to back it up. Might may not make right, but it certainly helps. Other states may have some moral obligation to step in to defend a human rights violation, but only the government of a state is expected to protect its legal rights.