Reject Sri Lanka from Rights Body, Say Experts (OneWorld.net)
                   
yahoo.com     May 20, 2008            

OneWorld.net - 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. [read full story]                    


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