47 nations gain seats on U.N.’s rights council

U.N. members elected 47 countries to a new Human Rights Council on Tuesday, choosing several that have been criticized for their poor records but keeping off others that rights groups said are the worst offenders. Cuba, China, Russia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia were among countries winning seats that human rights advocates say do not merit places because of their poor record of protection of freedoms.

I mean, including CUBA?!!!!

But Iran and Venezuela, which were identified by rights groups as having dismal rights records, did not get on the council, and the new body’s higher standards kept the worst violators off the ballot.

Small favors at least – but there’s enough de-facto police states included that the Chief starts off with no more confidence in the new Human Rights Council than I had in the old Human Rights Commission. Both are a waste of money, as is the whole UN organization itself.

F.E.T.E.