After Bush's preemptive war, in 2010 "free countries" made a joke of our laws again. In fact, Libya was voted to join U.N. Human Right Council. Despite appeals by numerous human rights advocacy groups for a clear rejection of Libya’s candidacy for the world body’s top human rights body, only 33 countries did so in a secret ballot election. Muammar Gaddafi’s regime garnered 155 votes out of 188 cast, far more than the minimum 97 required. Five countries abstained.
U.N. Watch, a non-governmental organization based in Geneva and a vocal critic of the HRC, led a coalition of almost 40 rights-related NGOs calling on U.N. members to defeat Libya’s bid.
“By electing serial human rights violators, the U.N. violated its own criteria, basic logic and morality,” the group’s executive director, Hillel Neuer, said after the vote.
“In the past year, Gaddafi declared from the U.N. podium that he rejects the principles of the U.N. Charter and called for a jihad against Switzerland,” ” Neuer said. “How can he now be elected a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council?”
In a later statement, U.N. Watch said, “If any good could possibly come out of today’s results, perhaps the mere fact of Gaddafi’s presence on the council will serve to expose the already existing hypocrisy and injustice which too often gets covered up by those who – out of career interests or political agenda – portray this kangaroo court as a serious body.”
“In the past year, Gaddafi declared from the U.N. podium that he rejects the principles of the U.N. Charter and called for a jihad against Switzerland,” ” Neuer said. “How can he now be elected a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council?”
In a later statement, U.N. Watch said, “If any good could possibly come out of today’s results, perhaps the mere fact of Gaddafi’s presence on the council will serve to expose the already existing hypocrisy and injustice which too often gets covered up by those who – out of career interests or political agenda – portray this kangaroo court as a serious body.”
If you want more fun, just have a look at the list below:
Membership of the Human Rights Council
Angola | 2013 |
Argentina | 2011 |
Bahrain | 2011 |
Bangladesh | 2012 |
Belgium | 2012 |
Brazil | 2011 |
Burkina Faso | 2011 |
Cameroon | 2012 |
Chile | 2011 |
China | 2012 |
Cuba | 2012 |
Djibouti | 2012 |
Ecuador | 2013 |
France | 2011 |
Gabon | 2011 |
Ghana | 2011 |
Guatemala | 2013 |
Hungary | 2012 |
Japan | 2011 |
Jordan | 2012 |
Kyrgyzstan | 2012 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2013 |
Malaysia | 2013 |
Maldives | 2013 |
Mauritania | 2013 |
Mauritius | 2012 |
Mexico | 2012 |
Nigeria | 2012 |
Norway | 2012 |
Pakistan | 2011 |
Poland | 2013 |
Qatar | 2013 |
Republic of Korea | 2011 |
Republic of Moldova | 2013 |
Russian Federation | 2012 |
Saudi Arabia | 2012 |
Senegal | 2012 |
Slovakia | 2011 |
Spain | 2013 |
Switzerland | 2013 |
Thailand | 2013 |
Uganda | 2013 |
Ukraine | 2011 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011 |
United States of America | 2012 |
Uruguay | 2012 |
Zambia | 2011 |
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