Expressions of regret over the changed United States policy on ratifying international covenants intended to guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms were voiced here today by a number of delegates to the United Nations Human Rights Commission session. The statements followed the presentation yesterday of “concrete proposals for action programs” by Mrs. Oswald B. Lord, American representative.
In her first speech to the body, Mrs. Lord outlined a three-point program which she will present in full detail at a later date. Her proposals, which were given a cool reception, were;
1. That the UN undertake a thorough study of human rights throughout the world, in such fields as freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial, from which the Commission could make “general recommendations.”
2. That the member governments submit to the UN annual reports on development in the field of human rights and that each government accept for this purpose the aid of an advisory committee of its own nationals from various walks of life.
3. That the UN establish an advisory service “on specific aspects of human rights” similar to the services now rendered by the UN and its agencies in the economic and social fields.
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