[Grosseschnauzer]

From our fellow IDU member:

Quote: Extraordinary Rendition

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Quintessence of Dust

Description: The United Nations,

Recognising the obligations incumbent upon member states to refrain from the use of torture,

Affirming the importance of maintaining a strong stance against all applications of torture,

Seeking means to further eliminate the potential for international complicity in acts of torture,

Deeply concerned by the practice of 'extraordinary rendition', whereby persons are rendered to foreign jurisdictions for the express purpose of having torture conducted,

Believing extraordinary rendition to be a subversion of international law and a significant threat to international human rights,

Determined to prevent member states from any form of involvement in this practice,

1. Defines, for the purposes of this Convention, torture as any act of physical or psychological violence perpetrated against persons for the purposes of coercion, intimidation, punishment, interrogation or the obtaining of information or forced confession;

2. Prohibits member states from any involvement in the rendering of persons to foreign jurisdictions if there is probable cause to believe they would be subject to torture.

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 14 2007
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[Quintessence of Dust]

I will try to answer any concerns IDU members have on this proposal (my vote will obviously be for).

[Grosseschnauzer]

QoD, we have a tradition in the IDU, as you may guess from the poll choices.
So the poll is always rigged in favor of a proposal on the UN floor from an IDU member.

[Antrium]

GrosseschnauzerJan 7 2007, 11:35 PM QoD, we have a tradition in the IDU, as you may guess from the poll choices.
So the poll is always rigged in favor of a proposal on the UN floor from an IDU member. [/quote]
Of course, individual members can still vote against, but unless there are extreme circumstances, the region always votes for an IDU resolution.

More discussion on this topic here, if you're interested. (Technically, the poll's supposed to be like any other one, with the delegate pretty much automatically voting for.)

But anyway, I'm FOR. And I'd like to congratulate Quod for an extremely impressive first resolution. Reaching quorum without any advertisement is difficult, and so is reaching quorum on your first try. So congrats, whether it passes or fails

(I think it'll pass.)

[Yeldan IDU Territory]

Strongly in favor of this. I didn't vote in the poll though. Good work Quod!

[Gnejs]

FOR

[Federation of Disjunction]

I register my vote for and send QUOD praise for a job well done as well as for quickly becoming an IDU member who exemplifies what we're all about.

[Embolalia]

FOR, and nice proposal, Quod

[Saidercray]

FOR

[Grosseschnauzer]

For the record:

Quote: How should the Delegate cast the region's vote?
Strongly FOR  [ 6 ]  [100.00%]
Not Really AGAINST  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
Hard to ABSTAIN  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
Total Votes: 6[/quote]

[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: The resolution Extraordinary Rendition was passed 8,306 votes to 4,272, and implemented in all UN member nations.[/quote]

Congratulations, Quinyeesnce of Dust! I believe that brings the total number of adopted UN resolutions written or sponsored by IDU member nations to 18.

[Yeldan IDU Territory]

Congratulations Quod! :yeah:

[Quintessence of Dust]

Thank you everyone.

[Antrium]

Congrats, Quod! :funky_pisang:

Hope you consider writing another resolution

[Embolalia]

Great job Quod! :yeah: :worship: :pisang: :funky_pisang: