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RSS FeedsUS, rights groups say UN Rights Council vote lets abusers in
(WorldNews Denmark)

 
 

13 october 2018 06:24:47

 
US, rights groups say UN Rights Council vote lets abusers in
(WorldNews Denmark)
 


UNITED NATIONS - Human rights groups and the United States said U.N. Human Rights Council elections Friday gave abusive countries a seat at a table where they should be called out, as nations including the Philippines and Eritrea won an uncontested election. Eighteen countries, ranging from India to the Bahamas to Denmark, were chosen in a U.N. General Assembly vote. With no competition, each candidate got well over the 97 needed votes, including the Philippines, widely condemned internationally for a deadly drug crackdown, and Eritrea, which has faced criticism from a commission set up by the council itself. "Elevating states with records of gross...


 
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