Nigeria was suspended from the 54-nation group of mainly former British colonies in 1995 after it executed nine minorityrights activists, including writer Ken Saro-Wiwa.
On the surface, the principles of majority rule and the protection of individual and minorityrights would seem contradictory.
从表面看,多数决定与保护个人和少数派权利的原则似乎相互矛盾。
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The U. S. wants to leave Iraq, but not in turmoil, he said, while Iraq seeks a path of prosperity and sovereignty where individual and minorityrights are respected.