iR2P

the individual Responsibility to Protect

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Russian Ambassador challenges R2P principle

By Fred • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Action, Opinions

Yuri Fedotov, who is the Russian Federation’s Ambassador to the UK, has written to The Guardian to defend his country’s decision to veto Security Council sanctions on Zimbabwean officials responsible for political violence since the elections. In aside, he writes:
“There is an important technical point at stake. UN security council resolutions exist as a mechanism to address [...]