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It continued: "The Nigerian military reiterates its commitment to defending the nation's democracy".

This raises the question of how Europe can square its commitment to defending human rights with selling weapons to such countries.

The Commonwealth has abandoned its commitment to defending human rights, according to a leaked document obtained by the Guardian in which the secretary general tells his staff it is not their job to speak out against abuses by the 54 member states.

"The Holy See reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights of the child, in line with the principles promoted by the convention on the rights of the child and according to the moral and religious values offered by Catholic doctrine".

But it added that it "regrets to see in some points of the concluding observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of human person and in the exercise of religious freedom" and "reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights of the child... according to the moral and religious values offered by Catholic doctrine".

A Pew survey last year showed that a remarkably large number of Australians -- 83 percent -- trusted the United States to keep its commitment to defend Australia if it were to come under attack.

The South Korean media promptly went into overdrive.America insists that the planned cuts will not weaken its commitment to defend the South.

The allegations in Saturday's Guardian that the Commonwealth secretariat has abandoned its commitment to defend human rights could not have come at a worse time.

"Telecinco welcomes the contents of the court decision and reaffirms its commitment to defend itself against attacks on its intellectual property rights with all the resources at its disposal," the broadcaster said.

Having taken these unusually public steps to demonstrate its commitment to defend itself and protect South Korea and Japan, the Obama administration appeared to be trying to defuse a situation that many analysts say has gone beyond previous cycles of provocation by North Korea, and raised genuine fears of war.

In a visit to Belgium on Wednesday that included a stop at NATO headquarters, President Obama vowed the alliance would "uphold" its commitment to defend its members.