UN: Candidates Should Cooperate With Rights Council

Email Five of the 16 countries seeking seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have for years rebuffed efforts by the council’s human rights experts to visit their countries. The General Assembly will select countries to fill 14 vacant seats assigned to various regions in an annual election on November 12, 2013. (New York) – Five of the 16 countries seeking seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have for years rebuffed efforts by the council’s human rights experts to visit their countries. The General Assembly will select countries to fill 14 vacant seats assigned…

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