Universal principles of ethical conduct

Universal principles of ethical conduct

Just two weeks after the bloody offensive by anti-independence
paramilitary groups in East Timor, the Indonesian government has
accepted the presence of a U.N.-led force there. The critical
situation in East Timor, now the focus of international concern,
can no longer be ignored. The violence against that population
evokes other recent cases of genocide, such as those in central
Africa and the Balkans. Such extreme human rights violations make
external (peacekeeping) efforts necessary, safeguarding a group
whose very survival is threatened. It is not just a case of
international strategic interest, but of universal principles of
ethical conduct.

-- Clarin, Buenos Aires, Argentina