Wednesday, May 04, 2005

The World Doesn't Always Seem Magical

People may say Human Rights Watch becomes hysterical over even the most understandable offences, but that is the organization's job, and they do it with more credible perspectives (i.e., constructive criticisms and actual solutions) than the perpetual whiners at Amnesty International.

Why do I mention this? Because Amnesty's top story at the moment is unfortunately just another cashing-in on the terrible abuses at Abu Ghraib, while HRW's top story is a far more sobering account by children who witnessed acts of genocide in Darfur.

You can tell whether an organization or program is serious about helping people by how much it works to defeat the need for its own existence.

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