The new Human rights Council, Our New Drama

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The General Assembly has elected

47 nations

Members include

states who have been criticized

and examined for decades

as well as others

with excellent records

The United States did not seek a seat

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said

he was not surprised that

a number of countries that

themselves are gross abusers

of human rights got elected
The real performance

of the Human Rights Council

over a two- or three-year period

is going to be what is critical

Bolton said

Council membership

is apportioned to five regional groups:

13 seats for African states,

13 for Asian states,

eight for Latin American

and Caribbean states,

seven for Western European states

and others,

and six seats

for Eastern European states.

The first meeting

of the Human Rights Council

will be held on June 19 in Geneva

The council will meet

regularly

scheduling

no fewer than three 10-week

sessions a year

and will be able

to hold special sessions

if needed

Elected for one year are

Algeria, Morocco, South Africa,

Tunisia, Bahrain, Indonesia,

Philippines, India, Poland,

Czech Republic, Argentina,

Ecuador, Finland

and the Netherlands.

Nations serving for two years are

Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Zambia,

Pakistan, Japan, Sri Lanka, Republic of Korea,

Romania, Ukraine, Brazil, Guatemala,

Peru, the United Kingdom and France.
Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria,

Senegal, Bangladesh, China, Jordan,

Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Russia,

Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay, Canada

Germany and Switzerland

will serve for three years

In the future

nations will be elected

to three-year terms of office
Candidates submitted pledges

and commitments to promote

and protect human rights

According to the regulations

establishing the new council

its members will be the first

to have

their human rights records

reviewed

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