That it was not a surprise doesn't make any less absurd: Cuba wins a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
So do a few other dictatorships.
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Cuba have won seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The U.N. General Assembly voted Tuesday on 14 new members of the 47-seat council. The vote has upset rights groups that have spoken out against controversial candidates.
Also elected to three-year terms are Algeria, Britain, France, the Maldives, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, and Vietnam.
New York-based Human Rights Watch said candidates such as as China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Algeria have poor rights records at home that prevent them from being useful members of the council.The Geneva-based U.N. Watch, which operates as a watchdog on U.N. activities overall, says allowing such nations to participate on the Human Rights Council amounts to "making a pyromaniac into chief of the fire department." It also included Cuba among the candidates to which it objects.
I will be speaking with Silvo Canto Jr. on his BlogTalkRadio show at 8 p.m. EST about today's events at the United Nations. To listen and for information about how to call in, go here.
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