Thread by @ravensspirit68

Thread-1- Our President, today in his speech, cited specifically upholding Article 5.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
How many of these basic HUMAN RIGHTS are people in the pain community being denied at this very moment...?

2-Article 5 states:
"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Ask any person being denied adequate pain treatment about the torture they endure day in and day out, every minute of the day and night.

@HRW confirmed it.

3-We can't uphold basic tennants of HUMAN RIGHTS in the U.S.
How can we preach to the world about what should be done in other countries?
How can we 'lead by example' on a world stage if we demonstrate a lack of concern for the most vulerable of our own?
un.org/en/about-us/un…

4-I'd like to add, some of us brought this Human Rights issue up years ago.
I contacted Amnesty International, both the U.S. and U.K. divisions.
Was given a kiss off by email.
Basically, we have real problems we're dealing with. Sucks to be you. (In a nice way if course.)😔

5-I also didn't call just for myself, but on behalf of tens of millions of chronic pain patients who were and are being DENIED their HUMAN RIGHTS under the U.N.'s own charter. 😔
Yet they framed it as if it was a request for an individual call for representation.🧐