"The UN Human Rights Council includes 47 Member States. Many comprise a rogue's gallery of major human rights abusers – including Saudi Arabia, America, Algeria, Ethiopia, Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, among others...
Reports indicate Riyadh wants to chair the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)...
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom criticized Riyadh's human rights record – including its treatment of blogger Raif Badawi.
He was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, 10 years imprisonment and possible capital punishment – for freely expressing his views...
Independent human rights groups condemn Riyadh's record as one of the world's most egregious for good reason...
Appointing it head of the human rights group would make the organization a laughing stock. Don't bet against it happening."
May 16, 2015
Despotic Saudi Regime Lobbies to Chair UN Human Rights Council
Members of Magic Movement stage a mock execution in protest against beheadings in Saudi Arabia (Reuters)
Date
May 16, 2015
Title
Despotic Saudi Regime Lobbies to Chair UN Human Rights Council, Global Research
Author(s)
Stephen Lendman
Original Source
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