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2009-04-01 International-UN-NGOs

U.S. to seek seat on U.N. Human Rights Council

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Posted by ryuge 2009-04-01 02:46|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 the influence of some of the council's most repressive members.
What kind of Human Rights Council has "repressive members" at all? Oh yeah, the UN kind.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-04-01 08:28|| 2009-04-01 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, the "lying down with dogs" strategy...

Posted by mojo 2009-04-01 11:56|| 2009-04-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

#3 But U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and human rights advocates welcomed Clinton's announcement, saying U.S. membership would help blunt the influence of some of the council's most repressive members.

Seeing how he can't do it. Or won't...

Posted by tu3031 2009-04-01 16:41|| 2009-04-01 16:41|| Front Page Top

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