Not long ago, the United Nations established a new Human Rights Council “over objections from the United States that the resolution did not go far enough to exclude some of the world’s worst human rights abusers from membership in the new body.” (UN Press Release)

Of course we were right–Cuba is a member for crying outloud.

So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when the UN elected the country of Mexico as Chairman of the new Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Mexico is a third world nation in which living conditions are so bad that millions of their people have walked across miles of desert in 100-plus degree heat just hoping for a job picking lettuce in another country.

It even has a name: The Mexodus

Their criminal justice system is a wretched world where cops rape women and extort money from tourists at gunpoint but also refuses to extradite those who have committed murder in another country.

Slave trade and forced prostitution are as common in Mexico as Little League and Girl Scouts are in other countries.

Access to education is virtually non-existent, medical care is available only for the wealthy and drug lords enjoy the type of deference normally reserved for clergy.

According to the text of the new UN resolution which established the council,

“Members elected to the Council shall uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights, fully cooperate with the Council and be reviewed under the universal periodic review mechanism during their term of membership”.

Cuba and Mexico upholding high standards in protecting human rights?

Sheesh…pretty soon they’ll be telling us that Libya isn’t a terrorist nation! Oh wait…they did that last week.

I suppose some memories are stronger than others but this family remembers PAN AM 103 very, very well.