We're not getting much better

"Injustice, inequality and impunity are the hallmarks of our world today. Governments must act now to close the yawning gap between promise and performance." Amnesty International’s report summarizes some of these injustices – “people are still tortured or ill-treated in at least 81 countries, face unfair trials in at least 54 countries and are not allowed to speak freely in at least 77 countries.” And in their judgment it comes down to leadership and vision.

The report cites some of the nasty things the ‘leading’ nations of the world are engaged in:

• China does not allow free speech and freedom of the press
• The USA does not treat detainees as human beings
• Russia doesn’t countenance dissent and runs roughshod over people in Chechnya.
• Europe has been complicit in the rendition of detainees.