UN General Assembly
1970

We fully support that proposal and we feel that the Commissioner should be given a mandate which would enable him to deal with all sorts of violations of human rights in every part of the world. At the stage where we are concentrating our efforts on the implementation of human rights, we should be aware of the dangers of inconsistency in the application of the international standards we have agreed upon. All the provisions of the international instruments must be applied justly, without discrimination and without attempts at politically motivated exploitation. We cannot expect any Government to accept the advice or the criticism of an international body if that body is not scrupulously fair and consistent.