Posted by Jay on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 3:03pm.
the documents are UDHR an CPPCG
The basic reason that these documents haven't been vigorously enforced is that there is no international body empowered to enforce these ideas. The U.N. did go into the former Yugoslavia to prevent genocide, but that armed conflict was controversial among many member nations. The current mess in Iraq shows the great difficulties other countries face in interfering with a nation's civil affairs.
These sites will give you more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide
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