In an editorial published this weekend, the Washington Post sums up the case against electing Cuba and other dictatorships to the United Nations Human Rights Council:
According to a General Assembly resolution, candidates for the council are supposed to be countries that “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.” Cuba does not meet that criterion. Other regimes that resort to brutality and violence because they lack genuine political legitimacy are also bidding for seats. Admittedly, the council is not the most effective force, but why bestow membership on those who brazenly violate basic principles of human dignity?
In advance of the Nov. 12 vote, human rights activists have taken to social media to demand:
#DontVoteCuba
Sign the petition here.
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