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When Greek Cypriots largely rejected the Annan plan during a referendum on April 24, 2004, the international community was worried. Wasn't the plan presented by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a perfectly balanced text, likely to settle once & for all the unending conflict in Cyprus on the eve of the island's joining the European Union on May 1, 2004? Well, not really. In fact, this plan would have confirmed the policy of a separate "state" in Turkey's annexation of the occupied northern part of the island, as desired by Turkey, instituted a bogus "United Republic of Cyprus," & made absolutely no provisions to restore the rights of Greek Cypriots who had been expelled from their homes by the Turkish invasion in 1974. The Greek Cypriots did not want to be the fall guys in this affair. What they want is a negotiated settlement that will actually reunify the island. This is very feasible -- provided that the crude errors of the Annan plan are avoided. Adapted from the source document.

Democracy is not an absolute value, but a procedure through which the power of decision making can be allocated & the elected holders of that power controlled. As such, it & the institutions that represent it are inevitably imperfect. Human rights machinery has the function of emphasizing the need for improvement & setting out the principles of conduct that seek to achieve a balance between respect for individual rights & social stability. The author examines the accelerating trend toward self-determination through secession, demonstrated by the creation of Bangladesh & the internal pressures on Commonwealth states such as India, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Nigeria, & Papua New Guinea. The analogous question of indigenous peoples is also considered. While human rights institutions alone cannot resolve conflict, they remain valuable constraints on holders of power who are susceptible to a dislike of being shamed for alleged violations. Adapted from the source document.

Berechnungen über den Zeitpunkt einer schwarzen Mehrheitsherrschaft wie sie im Rahmen des britisch-rhodesischen Übereinkommens und des neuen an Einkommen, Besitzstand und Bildung orientierten Wahlrechts möglich scheint. Danach liegt dieser Zeitpunkt zwischen 1989 und 2071

The Rhodesian settlement proposals of 1971 have been described by the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, as a just and honorable settlement, conferring advantages on Rhodesian Africans, measuring them not against an ideal solution, but against an indefinite continuation of the status quo in Rhodesia, and leading by a steady addition of Africans to the Rhodesian Parliament to majority rule.