Thursday, May 11, 2006

The new Human rights Council, Our New Drama

Cry with us
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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