Three Nobel Peace Laureates Oppose Colombo’s Bid for Re-election Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Adolfo Perez Esquivel have joined Sri Lankan and International NGOs in opposition to Sri Lanka's bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The three Nobel Peace Prize... [read full story]
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Following objections filed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and South African Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, against selection of Sri Lanka to U.N.'s Human Rights Council, a third nobel peace laureate, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, from Argentina, in a commentary published by Página 12 in...
WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe blow to human rights and the United Nations itself, according to an impressive array of world leaders and human rights watchdog groups.
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