Human Rights Council

With freedom and democracy in retreat now for more than a decade around the world, the United Nations General Assembly is poised to take a step in coming days that, if anything, will make the problem worse. In a vote scheduled for Tuesday, the General Assembly is expected to fill 15 openings on the UN’s …

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U.N.’s Human Rights Council Shames Itself Further, If That’s Possible

November 14, 2013

International Business Times

The U.N. General Assembly’s selection this week of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Vietnam, and Algeria to its Human Rights Council further tarnishes the U.N.’s reputation and reinforces the Council’s status as a laughingstock on human rights. Moving forward, the Council surely will follow its well-worn path – ignoring the brutal human rights violations of …

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