Kuwait shames UN Human Rights seat as it becomes GCC Twitter Police

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Kuwait wins UN rights seat after Syria withdraws
AFP

Kuwait wins UN rights seat after Syria withdraws AFP/File – A general view shows the assembly hall during the opening of the 16th session of the United Nations Human …
– Fri May 20, 2:09 pm ET

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Kuwait secured a seat Friday on the UN Human Rights Council after Syria’s withdrawal following international pressure over its crackdown on opposition protests.

Rights groups quickly turned their attention to Kuwait’s record and said it must improve.

Kuwait was among 15 new nations to secure seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council following a vote at the UN General Assembly. The others include India, Indonesia, Philippines for Asia, along with Italy and Austria from Europe.

Syria withdrew from the race for a seat last week after coming under intense international pressure. But it has indicated plans to run for a seat again in 2013. Syria had been planned to be part of an agreed Asian slate of candidates for four available seats. …more