Uncontested UNHRC Elections Are Shameful
Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic | May 11, 2009
The United Nation's election process for the Human Rights Council is a farce with "no opportunity to choose the best" proponents of human rights. ++ Governments seem to have forgotten the commitment made just three years ago to create an organization able to protect victims and confront abuses. ++ Instead they have opted for expediency with uncontested nominations from countries with questionable human rights records. ++ Countries must refuse to vote for human
rights abusers in this "shamefully uncontested election."
Tags: | United Nations |
human rights |
