Human Rights Organizations

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I am getting sick of all those organizations that describe themselves as human rights organizations when most of their work and their discourse has nothing to do with upholding international law. The number of organizations that have mushroomed simply because its a good source of revenue is just ridiculous. The result is that anyone can set up his/her own organization and simply stick human rights or development in its name. That is sufficient for many to think that they are experts, when in reality it seems that many have no idea of what they are doing.

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