MEXICO - OAS // CUBA -UN : A MATTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS ONLY???

After the tight voting rounds to elect the new General Secretary of the OAS ( Organization of the American States) between the two running candidates: the Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary, Luis Ernesto Derbez and the Chilean Interior Ministry Jose Miguel Insulza, it was impossible to have a winner. Next voting round will be celebrated in May 2nd.

Voting in the UN Assembly in Geneva condemned Cuba for human rights breaching, a condem in which Mexico participated. By the way a phyrrical victory as the number of abstaining votes were almost the same of those of the condemn.

Since the beginning of the voting in international organizations against or in favor of certain thorny issues in the international community, Mexico could manage to uphold its spotless policy of “No Intervention”, doctrine dictated by the brilliant Mexican diplomat Genaro Estrada, by the way, native of this State of Sinaloa.

Sometimes with dismay sometimes with joy, we could watch how México could evade first: condemn of Israel’s aggressive actions against the Palestinian people and second: condemn of Cuba’s breeches of human rights against its political opponents within the Island.

The second issue had made of Mexico the big protective brother of Hispanic America, a giant, a clean reputation champion to fight diplomatically and impeccably the aggressive actions of the United States against the tiny Cuba.

Every time Mexico would choose to abstain voting against Cuba, respect would grow among the international community and within Mexico itself.

But, recently, winds have changed and we see a Mexico more tilted to vote against Cuba, but not against Israel.

While it is true that Cuba infringes human rights, it is also very true that Israel does it ten times more than the Caribbean country.

It is known by everybody that Cuba was expelled from the OAS, while the United States uses its veto power to protect Israel from every condemn by the UN.

Cuba is a criminally embargoed and sanctioned country for its Marxist ideology and for not yielding before the world super power, while Israel is a pampered country receiving 6 billions of dollars per year as aid for its genocide actions, all –punishment and reward - coming from the United States.

Then, here we ask: What are the standards to qualify when a nation is an infringer of the human rights and when should that nation be condemned?

It is clear that the length of the yardstick is not the same for everyone. It has been so since long ago.

A hint can be provided by the United States that reserves for itself the right to set its own standards as we can see in the shameful examples of Guantanamo and Abu Ghrayb.

But the serious thing here is, what is Mexico pursuing? And why? What will Mexico get in exchange for stripping itself of this exemplary diplomatic and political behavior that kept it in a high respected place?

What is much more valuable than self-respect, an impeccable reputation, and trust? We would like to know.

In a former comment I suggested not to take the votes against the Mexican candidate as rejections to Mexico but instead to consider them as attacks to the United States.

After this UN voting in Geneva against Cuba, the logical conclusion is that Mexico will either lose the run for General Secretary of the OAS because most of the South American states consider it a tool of the US, or will win because of the hard pushing of the US coercing the weak states.

No secret that the tightness of the voting was due to the strong Leftist block in America, led by Venezuela, Brazil and now Chile. This time they are all together fighting back the US intervention which is, seemingly, represented by Luis Ernesto Derbez.

Mexico is in the necessity to convince those of us who still believe it his upholding its doctrine that is the heart of its international policy.

Whatever the result, one thing is sure: Should Mexico wishes to retain a little piece of dignity that may be left, then will have to stick to its new attitude and will have to condemn any other nation, including the United States, that breaches human rights or will lose respect of every citizen in the country.