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Report says some U.S. Allies violated
human rights, but expects improvement!
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The State
Department said Saturday U.S. al
lies and clients improved their
human rights records in 1978 de
spite abuses in such democracies as
Israel and Mexico and “credible re
ports of torture” from the Philip
pines, Nicaragua and elsewhere.
The 700-page annual report to
Congress covers only those 115 na
tions that receive U.S. economic or
military aid.
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Overall, the report said, there
was “an increased awareness of
human rights conditions around the
world.”
While the U.S. government does
not claim credit for gains in any par
ticular country, it said, “we believe
we have helped create an atmo
sphere in which improvements are
more likely to occur.”
Nonetheless, the report con
cludes: “There are countries where
the human rights situation has not
improved or has worsened in the
past year. The distance covered is
still small in comparison to the dis
tance that remains to be traveled.
Congress requires the rights as
sessment for its annual deliberations
on foreign aid requests.
Highlights of the new report:
— The Middle East: Egypt is
credited with curbing some of its se
cret police activities and increasing
freedom of expression last year. But
Israel is accused of allowing some
mistreatment of Palestinian Arabs in
occupied areas.
The Israeli report, leaked to the
press last week, does not endorse
claims the abuses are widespread
and condoned by the government.
But it concludes, “the accumulation
of reports, some from credible
sources, makes it appear that in
stances of mistreatment have Oc
curred.”
Israel denies the allegation.
Lebanon, torn by civil war and
occupied by Syrian peacekeeping
forces, is described as a jungle in
which civilians are routinely mur
dered and robbed by the armed fac
tions.
“Credible accusations have been
made that some elements of the Sy
rian army were involved” in one in
stance where 30 Lebanese Christian
villagers were abducted and mur
dered, the report said. It also ac
cuses Syria of holding political pris
oners at home, many without trial.
Laica: Nicaragua and El Sal-
1 azo»
past year. The distance covered is But it concludes, “the accumulation cuses Syria ol holding political pris-
still small in comparison to the dis- of reports, some from credible oners at home, many without trial,
tance that remains to be traveled.” sources, makes it appear that in- Laica: Nicaragua and El Sal-
Carter says U.S. could fight
for Taiwan, if necessary
United Press International about-fe.ee in America s China policy endangered, from in
WASHINGTON — The United two months ago that the president American Pacific flee
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United Press International
WASHINGTON — The United
States could go to war to defend
Taiwan despite America’s new dip
lomatic ties with the People’s Re
public of China, President Carter
said in remarks released Saturday
by the White House.
It was the first time since the
about-face in America’s China policy
two months ago that the president
has publicly discussed the possibil
ity of the United States fighting for
Taiwan.
Carter said the new U.S. policy
“does nothing to prohibit a future
president or a future Congress, if we
feel that Taiwan is unnecessarily
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endangered, from interposing the
American Pacific fleet between the
island and the mainland.
“And there is certainly nothing to
prevent a future president or Con
gress from even going to war, if they
choose, to protect the people of
Taiwan, or to protect any other
people in the world that we look on
with favor,” he said.
Reminded of congressional warn
ings against putting “too much faith
in the survival of Vice Premier Teng
Hsiao-ping, Carter said he believes
China’s leadership supports Teng’s
views on modernization and reach
ing out to the West.
The Carter administration has
opposed strong Taiwan security res
olutions proposed in the Senate, but
concedes it may have to go along
with a softer version offered by
Sens. Edward M. Kennedy,
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vador, where there have been »
dible reports of torture, rankedi
the most serious human r
violators among the 20 Westej
Hemisphere nations reviewed. ,
The report said Mexico, «j
President Carter visits this««’
has a generally good record,
adds, “the number of accusationsj
individual human rights abustj
connected with anti-terrorism (i
political opposition, is substantial.1
It lauds Mexico’s governmentl) 1
“devoting increased attention ton
solving serious human
problems." ,
— Asia: The Philippines, »
Korea and Indonesia are accusedj
large scale abuses.
—Africa: The report said wars a
internal upheavals have worse*
the human rights climate in suchij
tions as Zaire, Ethiopia
Somalia.
The situation was rated gene
acceptable in Nigerj
Mozambique, Zambia and es^
cially Kenya.
But socialist Tanzania,
leader generally rated one of Afrit
most enlightened statesmen!
President Julius Nyerere y N
cased of ignoring "most do
violations of human rights.
Home loa|
rate rise
faces test
United Press International
AUSTIN — Legislation that a
cost Texas home buyers milM
dollars in higher interest ratesb
its first legislative hearing tc
and hundreds of backers an( “
nents planned to jam the Capito!|
express their sentiments.
The proposals by Sen. Bill Met
D-Euless, and Rep. ! fI
Donaldson, D-Gatesville, ««
raise the state s 10 percent^
on home mortgage loans to
cent — a step the savings ar
industry says is essential if mort
loans are to remain available.
But labor leaders, theTexast
sumer Association and others I
labeled the move a “ripoff aimeJ
filling the pockets of lenders™!
ready have shown record pro®!
the past few years. J
The hearings were schedule)I
,tbp House and. Senate chamlj
father than normal comfflit|
rooms because of the anticip
crowds. ,
Texas AFL-CIO President 1
Hubbard said defeat oftheinif
rate increase is a top priority «J
ganized labor this session. H
VcunVy affects tmt people, iL
poor people ax\d it
minorities,” he said.
“Show me a poor person*
could afford to buy a $40,C"’' 1 "
at 12 percent interest v
payments would be $427
before taxes and insurance.
Donaldson contends theTenJ
stitutions cannot obtain mortfj
money with the 10 percent inte
ceiling, because institutions ino®
states will pay up to 11 percenlj
the funds.
He said the state’s homebul
industry already is feeling
pinch.
“A lot of savings and loansa
are redweiwg, the percentage o
they will make/ he said,
making 70 percent loans,
or 95 percent loans.
when I
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