Human+Rights+2


 * HUMAN RIGHTS II ** Max (US) and Hannah (Madagascar)
 * 1) The use of torture in criminal interrogation procedures.
 * 2) The rights of Iraqi detainees after the 2011 withdrawal of US troops.
 * 3) Promoting the human rights of the indigenous peoples of Oceania.
 * 4) Promotion of gender equality in Botswana and Swaziland.





Human Rights 2: Sponsor: United States Of America Topic: The use of torture in criminal interrogation procedures.

//Recalling// the Third Geneva Convention (Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War) in 1943,

//Acknowledging// that the United States under past leadership violated terms of the Geneva Convention in their treatments of prisoners,

//Recognizing// that the treatment of prisoners by the Hussein Regime at various detention facilities in Baghdad, Iraq was a violation of basic human rights,

//Emphasizes// that many other countries have violated these rights as well; for example, Brazil uses torture in its treatment of drug lords and Nigerian police forces routinely employ torture,

//Reminding// the members of this council that President Barack Obama is working to better the lives of those harmed by abuse in international detention facilities,

//Stresses// that there are still countries where prisoners in detention facilities receive cruel and unfair punishment,

//Approves// of the recent work taken to renovate the Abu Ghraib prison and improve its conditions;

1. __Encourages__ the UN to bolster support for policies that will combat the use of cruel punishment unto prisoners;

2. __Asks__ the other members of this council to follow in the US’s footsteps by looking into their detention facilities and making them acceptable to the Geneva Treaties;

3. __Calls For__ international funding to support the renovation of prisons that have previously been used for abuse of detainees;

4. __Proposes__ the creation of a committee which will regulate the well-being of detainees during interrogation sessions.

5. __Urges__ more attention and regulation to be paid to those areas where frequent and severe torture occurs.

Forum: Human Rights 2 Question of: The Use of torture in criminal interrogation procedures Country: United States Of America

Honorable chair and fellow delegates; the United States is extremely privileged to attend this conference. In the past few years, the United States and several allies have been fighting a campaign in Iraq as part of its war on terror. Many lives were lost, but after long, hard combat the US finally defeated dictator Saddam Hussein. After his removal, the United States has been working to rebuild Iraq into a democracy and soldiers have stayed behind to eliminate insurgents. However, the delegation from the United States feels that its progress in Iraq has come to the point where the Iraqi government can handle itself independently, as is needed for any strong democracy. Beginning in 2011, the United States will begin withdrawing its soldiers from its Iraq. It has faith in the Iraqi people and know that they will be able to become a healthy nation. Thank you.

Forum: Human Rights 2 Question Of: Promoting the human rights of the indigenous people of Oceania Sponsor: Madagascar

//Acknowledging// that indigenous people are equal to other people

//Stressing// that indigenous people should be free from discrimination

//Emphasizing// that the futures of the indigenous minorities of Oceania play a big role in the development of the country itself

//Reminding// the council members that this unique culture must be preserved

1. __**Proposes**__ making a committee that focuses on restitution for lost lands.

2. __**Encourages**__ the council to support and assist the indigenous people of Oceania and of other countries as well.

Forum: Human Rights 2 Question Of: Promoting the human rights of the indigenous people of Oceania Sponsor: Madagascar

Honorable chairperson and fellow delegates, Madagascar is honored to be here today. Madagascar feels that as Oceania's countries develop in technology and economic power, the rights of indigenous peoples there has become an important issue. Some of these people are being expelled from their own home lands where they have lived for thousands of years. These people are being unfairly discriminated and their rights are being abused. Madagascar thinks that a committee must be made focusing on restitution of lost lands. Madagascar hopes that we can find a solution to this and other problems at this conference. Thank you.

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