On March 27, 2014 the UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution entitled "Mandate of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights" introduced by Cuba and supported by some of the world's worst violators of human rights.
The resolution states that "debt burden ... is a serious impediment to the realization of all human rights" and extends the mandate of the Independent Expert for a period of three years. It was supported by countries like Angola, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, "Palestine", Sudan and Venezuela. The text was adopted with 30 votes on favor, 3 abstentions and 14 against (the U.S., Republic of Korea, Japan, Montenegro, Macedonia and the EU countries).