Our human rights policy is based on the need to disseminate our humanitarian ideals and to voice our opposition to the actions of those nations that disregard the fundamental rights to which every man and woman is entitled. To turn our backs on the suffering of others would be the same as rejecting the traditional tenets that our Constitution propounds. To remain indifferent to the plight of Cambodian refugees or Soviet refuseniks would be a crime not only against American society but all of mankind. Human Rights Day provides an international forum for communication on human rights goals and a chance to strengthen the resolve of nations to take concerted action against the kind of pernicious disregard for human rights that is still occurring. We. as individuals. have a responsibility to respect the rights of others.
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