October 13, 2016

UN "Human Rights" Council Meets 153 Times, As Member States Kill Hundreds of Thousands

The UN Human Rights Council

The UN Human Rights Council's executive committee recently announced that the Council will hold a record-breaking 153 meetings during 2016. Here are some of the Human Rights Council's "accomplishments" after all those meetings:

Over 400,000 deaths in Syria caused by Human Rights Council member Russia and its ally Syria
Over 10,000 deaths in Yemen caused by a coalition led by Human Rights Council member Saudi Arabia
Over 230 people executed by Human Rights Council member Iran
Over 4000 political dissidents arrested by Human Rights Council member Cuba
Over 20 human rights activists and lawyers arrested by Human Rights Council member China

Date

October 13, 2016

Title

Minutes of the UN Human Rights Council Bureau, September 26, 2016, UN Human Rights Council

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https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/PresidencyBureau/BureauRegionalGroupsCorrespondence/BMeetings2014DL/Bureau_Minutes26September2016.doc

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