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May 20, 2008
        
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UN Watch is reporting that while the UN Human Rights Council has responded positively to Cuba's request to investigate rising food prices, the Council isn't interested in looking into the refusal by the ruling junta of Myanmar to allow relief to the millions of people suffering in the aftermath... [read full story]                    

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Sri Lanka Voted off UN Rights Council

 oneworld.net May 22, 2008
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Carter Center urges U.N. Assembly not to re-elect Sri Lanka to Human Rights Council

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Sri Lanka Voted off UN Rights Council

oneworld.net
May 22, 2008
        

Activists are welcoming Wednesday's vote to remove Sri Lanka from a key UN body, saying the country has been a prime violator of human rights and used its position on the Human Rights Council "to protect itself and other violator states from scrutiny." From: Human Rights Watch

Japan reelected to U.N. Human Rights Council

keralanext.com
May 22, 2008
        

NEW YORK — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday reelected Japan a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council. Other member states elected or reelected to serve a three-year term beginning on June 20 are Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, France, Gabon, Ghana, Pakistan, South Korea,...

                   

Sri Lanka slams door on rights monitors after UN blow ,

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May 22, 2008
        

Sri Lanka`s hawkish government on Thursday angrily ruled out allowing foreign monitoring of the isla.. ... Thursday, 22 May 2008 - 8:35 PM SL Time Sri Lanka`s hawkish government on Thursday angrily ruled out allowing foreign monitoring of the island`s human rights...

UN Elects New Human Rights Council Members, Rejects Sri Lanka

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May 22, 2008
        

UN Elects New Human Rights Council Members, Rejects Sri Lanka Thursday , 22 May 2008 The United Nations General Assembly has elected 15 new members to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. Several nations opposed by human rights groups won seats. But from VOA's New York Bureau, cor .....

                   

15 elected to U.N. Human Rights Council

politicalgateway.com
May 22, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., May 22 (UPI) -- The U.N. General Assembly in New York elected 15 members to the organization's Human Rights Council, including nations opposed by human rights groups. Sri Lanka, with a record of human rights abuses, lost its bid for re-election to the panel, The Washington...

                   

Sri Lanka slams door on rights monitors after UN blow

keralanext.com
May 22, 2008
        

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's hawkish government on Thursday angrily ruled out allowing foreign monitoring of the island's human rights situation after being denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. The war-torn country's foreign minister also blamed the diplomatic drubbing on what he alleged was an...

                   

15 elected to U.N. Human Rights Council

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May 22, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (UPI) -- The U.N. General Assembly in New York elected 15 members to the organization's Human Rights Council, including nations opposed by human rights groups. Sri Lanka, with a record of human rights abuses, lost its bid for re-election to the panel, The Washington Post...

                   

Poorly rated nations get UN human rights seats

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May 22, 2008
        

Sri Lanka, which has been strongly criticized for its human rights record, lost its bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, but four other countries with poor rights records won seats - In a close race for two Western seats on the UN's human rights body, France on Wednesday received 123...

Sri Lanka slams door on rights monitors after UN blow (AFP)

yahoo.com
May 22, 2008
        

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's hawkish government on Thursday angrily ruled out allowing foreign monitoring of the island's human rights situation after being denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. The war-torn country's foreign minister also blamed the diplomatic drubbing on what he alleged...

                   

Islamic Bloc Nations Control One-Third of UN Rights Council Seats

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May 22, 2008
        

In a mixed result for those concerned about the makeup and performance of the United Nations' Human Rights Council, Sri Lanka failed Wednesday to win another term, but bids by Pakistan and Bahrain were successful. Two African countries with poor human rights records, Gabon and Zambia, also...

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