Denying Reform at the UN Human Rights Council

by Joseph Klein
FrontPageMagazine.com
June 3, 2009

http://www.legal-project.org/article/369

Excerpt:

The nation is witnessing two ideas of how to proceed on the corrupt UN  Human Rights Council: to join the body as an equal member with Cuba and China as the Obama administration desires, or to pass a Republican bill withholding funds until the council has earned them by reforming itself. 

On May 12, 2009, the United Nations General Assembly voted to fill 18 seats on the UN Human Rights Council. The United States chose to run for a three-year term on the council for the first time and was elected, joining such human rights "exemplars" as Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. 

Obama administration officials, including UN Ambassador Susan Rice, believe that they can bring about reform of this dysfunctional council from within. That's not going to happen. We will be outvoted every time because of the way the council is presently structured. 
 

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