"Reading more" is one of the most common New Year's resolutions — and a general be-a-better-human pledge but, like most resolutions, most people fail.
This month he drew a line by signing Amnesty's human rights pledge, after amending it to remove references to Russia, Qatar, women and LGBT groups.
The Fifa presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa has signed an amended version of a human rights pledge as he attempts to draw the sting from pressure groups opposing his campaign.
That's why this year's theme is "It's Our Turn to Lead," with a goal of promoting environmental awareness, developing sustainable initiatives and galvanizing every human to pledge Acts of Green.
Indonesia faced similar criticisms for its lack of follow-through on human rights pledges.
Last month, Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, pledged to develop a national effort to encourage organ donations.
He signed Amnesty International's human-rights pledge, only after removing references to Russia and Qatar, and excluding passages related to abuse involving women and LGBT groups.
Progress on term limits, transparency on pay, integrity checks, greater diversity, proper separation of strategic and management powers, human rights pledges.
It clearly identifies America's human rights pledges as "enduring" commitments: protecting individual freedoms, fairness and equality before the law, promoting a society with shared prosperity and a commitment to shared values.
She recognized that when they said that enforcement of human rights pledges should be left to each government within its own country, they did so to give themselves a dispensation from following the rules.
But Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, pledged to develop an "orderly process" for making vaccine available sooner to adults, possibly as early as the summer, officials said.
