Responsibility to protect is universal

The challenge of humanitarian intervention in conflicts, as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan originally framed it, saw a bitter divide split Western from developing countries. When the Canadian-sponsored independent international commission held a regional meeting in New Delhi in June 2001, only the protocol officer from the External Affairs Ministry attended the reception hosted by the Swiss ambassador. India’s opposition was that strong.

Related Subject(s): Human Rights and Refugees