Newsbot Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 People in the Isle of Man have celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7769083.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Rank hypocrisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Rank hypocrisy. Great advertising too. I live in Douglas and was shopping there this morning and had no idea this event was on. Edited: Sorry Bluemonday I finally get your point:- The Human Rights Act has only applied in the IOM for 2 years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/isle_of_man/4969214.stm Fecking hypocrites alright. Maybe they should have had a second birthday party for ours in November instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Is that why all those annoying people were in town this morning? If so they have breached my human right not to be annoyed. Obviously they have the human right to be annoying as well though so I presume I cannot sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Rank hypocrisy. Great advertising too. I live in Douglas and was shopping there this morning and had no idea this event was on. Edited: Sorry Bluemonday I finally get your point:- The Human Rights Act has only applied in the IOM for 2 years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/isle_of_man/4969214.stm Fecking hypocrites alright. Maybe they should have had a second birthday party for ours in November instead? Yeah I see what you mean, seems a bit bizarre for the Island to have a celebration about human rights when it lags behind the UK in many respects. It does seem hypocritical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 If so they have breached my human right not to be annoyed. One suspects that that is a right that is more honoured in the breach, than the observance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippity Doo Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Heyyy!! Fourm people Hiiii!!! Dippity Doo here to bring everyone some happy time too!!!!!!!!!! I see The One World Centre co-ordinated the street party with a samba band and parade gathering at the Villa Marina. I had that idea when I came to this forum long ago, a samba band at big Villa Marina and then to walk through Douglas Streets bringing happy time to all and joining in and blowing whistle and banging drum and music. Here is Dippity Doo tune but this is only little people singing but you get the idea for when I do the Dippity Doo procession with all you forum people along but this is only little people singing but you get the idea: Dippity_Day_002.mp3 Remember it go: Dippity Doo, do, do Dippity Dah, da, da Dippity Doo Do Do Dippity Tral la la la la h la la la lahhh da da de dahh da da de da de da de dahhh Bye for now and have a nice Dippity Happy time Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 The Human Rights Act has only applied in the IOM for 2 years. Human Rights Act has applied here since about 1950 - it is only in the last two years that you don't have to go to Europe to fight your case - it can be done here/in uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Just seemed like an excuse for a bunch of hippies to dance down the street making silly noises..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'ingie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 i get the impression that none of the detractors above understand what the declaration of human rights actually is... or why it is important... so... to say it was either hypocrisy or "just an excuse" for something, really underlines the whole reason for this event; which was to educate people as to what the UDHC was for, and how it must be maintained... and the interest [and i can assure you that the majority of people in town weren't annoyed, but were joyed by the performances - and were glad to have this event taking place] it's nothing to do with manx law to stand up and celebrate a universal declaration which shows how we all have equal rights, in which ever country we live, whether that country has signed up to the declaration or not... we are all still equal and have rights under this declaration... and if that's a "hippy" attitude, then it's a sad loss for the world if everyone isn't a hippy by that definition... but is it not just common sense and humanitarian respect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 it's nothing to do with manx law to stand up and celebrate a universal declaration which shows how we all have equal rights, in which ever country we live, whether that country has signed up to the declaration or not... we are all still equal and have rights under this declaration... The celebrations in Zimbabwe must have been truly spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'ingie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 it's nothing to do with manx law to stand up and celebrate a universal declaration which shows how we all have equal rights, in which ever country we live, whether that country has signed up to the declaration or not... we are all still equal and have rights under this declaration... The celebrations in Zimbabwe must have been truly spectacular. sorry, are you making a point? i'm not sure what you're getting at... zimbabwe is appalling, and part of the job of the organisations which promote human rights [and the organisations involved in saturday's event] is to, and has been, raising awareness of the plight of the people there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Meoff Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Tibet? Congo? Iraq? Iran? Peel? I am sure there are plenty more places that Human Rights are not honored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The celebrations in Zimbabwe must have been truly spectacular. Rivaled only by those in Darfur and the Congo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'ingie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The celebrations in Zimbabwe must have been truly spectacular. Rivaled only by those in Darfur and the Congo. absolutely... so if you yourselves want to join, and lend your actual support [rather than just a verbal shout] to the work undertaken in those places daily by DEC/ amnesty international and similar organisations, then please go to http://www.amnesty.org.uk/ and sign up... there's many ways we can all help... edit: there's also details about the UDHR celebration which was brought to your attention on saturday... http://www.protectthehuman.com/campaigns/udhr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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