Detained prisoners

The issue of Afghan detainees being turned over to Afghan prisons by
Canadian troops has been a very hot topic as of late . The alleged
mistreatment of prisoners making huge headlines and creating part of a
political platform for opposition parties. Many human rights groups as
well as regular Canadians are insisting that Afghan prison officials
and the Afghan government treat prisoners with respect and recognize
their human rights . In principle I agree with this, but we must
consider that the ideals of human rights are purely western and
European ideologies . We as Canadians cannot and should not look
at another country and expect to see the same things we see in our own
. We cannot expect to see the same family values, legal rights or even
the same law system . The Canadian and allied mission to Afghanistan
is intended to set this country on the right path to its own self
determination. In time Afghanistan will develop its own government
systems and committees, labor rights movements and yes even its own human rights code.

Less than 100 years ago even Canadian citizens didn't have many of the
rights we now enjoy , but due to activists and farsighted politicians
simple ideas became the laws that govern the land . Strong nations are
built out of struggle and conflict so to Afghanistan must go through
its own internal struggles to make its place among nations of the world
. Many Afghan people that would help build strong communities and
infrastructures were and are being hunted down and killed. People like
teachers, politicians,foreign ambassador's, doctors the list goes on ,
people that have knowledge and the will to speak out and create change
and create their own laws. Canada's troops are there to help bolster a
new government not to dictate how it operates or force our values on
another country.