The Durban Debacle: An Insider's View of the UN World Conference Against Racism

[Fletcher Forum of World Affairs-Tufts University, 2002] Tom Lantos - To many of us present at the events at Durban, it is clear that much of the responsibility for the debacle rests on the shoulders of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, who, in her role as secretary-general of the conference, failed to provide the leadership needed to keep the conference on track. The late U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos was chairman of the House International Relations Committee.


2009-08-05 06:00:00

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