March 24, 2014

Twitter-bashing Turkey sponsors UN "Human Rights" Council resolution demanding states ensure "free expression"

Anti-government protesters try to protect themselves from a water cannon as riot police disperse them during a protest in Ankara June 5, 2013.
Date
March 24, 2014
Title
Human Rights Council, Draft Resolution, “The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Peaceful Protests,” A/HRC/25/L.20
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Draft was adopted with 31 votes in favor, 9 against (China, Cuba, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Venezuela and Vietnam) and 7 abstentions (Algeria, Congo, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates).

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