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Russia gets voted off UN Human Rights Council
The General Assembly voted Russia off the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, a stunning rebuke to the country which is increasingly being accused of war crimes over its atrocities in Syria.
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But, but, but they are ultra-conservative with Christian values.
Whoa, how'd I miss this?
By two votes. Saudi Arabia, though, was re-elected. So all is right with the world, then, I guess.
Re: Voice of America link about "More than 80 human rights organizations"
Thank goodness they did, too. We can't have the good name of the UN Human Rights Council be sullied. Surely not after Saudi Arabia's done such a brilliant job heading it up lately. Just ask fellow current members China, Cuba, Mexico and Qatar.
Or newly electrd members Egypt and Iraq. Of course, the U.S. hasn't been on it for some years now. Not sensing the same opprobrium from the Voice of America over that, though. Wonder why that is.
You're talking to yourself again.
Are you me, too? I get so confused, sometimes. Hey you, it's me, you.