“"It is not for me to suggest any resolution to the hotly contested issue of Puerto Rico’s constitutional status. But what is clear is that many, probably most, Puerto Ricans believe deeply that they are presently colonized and that the US Congress is happy to leave them in the no-man’s land of no meaningful Congressional representation and no ability to really move to govern themselves. In light of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence and Congress’s adoption of PROMESA there would seem to be good reason for the UN Decolonization Committee to conclude that the island is no longer a self-governing territory."”

Where is the proof to support that claim?

There’s a number of reason why PR is still a territory and why it hasn’t evolved beyond that state

yes all the author is saying is that _current year_ might be a good time for the *UN Decolonization Committee* to look into the issue at all

I don't find that troubling

Wow

what I find troubling is the commission itself

Do they talk about France?

spain, belgium?

Because France is #1 in KEEPING THEIR COLONIES

I have no fucking idea what the members of that committee spend their time on, but my immediate assumptions are entirely negative

Same

I think it’s a really unnecessary committee

That they added to justify getting more shekels from countries

yes and allowing cunts like the harry potter wamen to speak and that retard princess with the frog mouth

I'm sure 90% of the audience at the speech were paid to attend

"Demonization of the poor can take many forms. It has been internalized by many poor people who proudly resist applying for benefits to which they are entitled and struggle valiantly to survive against the odds. Racism is a constant dimension and I regret that in a report that seeks to cover so much ground there is not room to delve much more deeply into the phenomenon. Racial disparities, already great, are being entrenched and exacerbated in many contexts."

this guy, srsly

Wait

Fucking RETCON QUEEN spoke at that committee?

I love how the UN picked the most unqualified people to testify for their committees

no they did not speak at the UN Decolonization Committee, they spoke in front of the general assembly I believe

Reasons like this is why I’m okay with cutting funds to the UN

or at a gala event

the fact that they spoke at all, regardless of who it was in front of, should be enough to put whoever responsible in jail for gross mishandling of public funds or whatever

Exactly

there are _actual_ places in the world where women are suffering to some extent

but noooo

lets pay these pompous bitches to whine

LETS PUT SAUDI ARABIA ON THE WOMENS RIGHT COUNCIL GUYS

wow much progressive

"In many cities and counties the criminal justice system is effectively a system for keeping the poor in poverty while generating revenue to fund not only the justice system but diverse other programs."

who IS this person

this is an official UN report

it really makes me wonder what the general standard is for "official UN reports"

"In many cities, homeless persons are effectively criminalized for the situation in which they find themselves. Sleeping rough, sitting in public places, panhandling, public urination (in cities that provide almost zero public toilets) and myriad other offences have been devised to attack the ‘blight’ of homelessness."

yeah, let's not present any proof

let's assert that _all these laws_ were created to attack the homeless

that's sensible

that's it, that's all it took - this report + the feminazis have turned me off the UN

UN is corrupt beyond repair.