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“The commission will continue until the creation of a council. The proposed new council is a major improvement.”
Kenneth Roth
“The new council should be a great improvement over the old Commission, but today's vote is only the beginning. Its ability to protect the weakest will now depend on the commitment of governments to curb rights violations.”
“We call on all countries to pledge not to vote for governments that systematically repress their people.”
“On pain of imprisonment, Libyans are not allowed to criticize the government, its political system, or its leader.”
“States like Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, or Zimbabwe, which are members of the old Commission, cannot be allowed onto the new Council.”
“It's an open question whether Bolton's throwing all the cards up in the air is meant to improve the council or to prove that the UN can't reform itself and therefore should be abandoned.”
“It's an open question whether Bolton's throwing all the cards up in the air is meant to improve the council or to prove that the U.N. can't reform itself and therefore should be abandoned.”
“It's childish for the U.S. government not to cooperate with the new Human Rights Council when it cooperated for decades with the vastly inferior old Commission on Human Rights.”
“When Western governments try to use economic pressure to secure human rights improvements, China's no-strings rule gives dictators the means to resist.”
