The United Nations has accepted China and Russia into its human rights body despite complaints from some over the countries’ treatment of their own citizens. Photo: Shutterstock
China and Russia join UN’s human rights body as Saudi bid fails and watchdog calls it a ‘black day’
- Seats are allotted according to regional groups, and Russia ran unopposed, as did Cuba; China beat Saudi Arabia for its seat
- ‘Had there been additional candidates, China, Cuba and Russia might have lost too,’ said Louis Charbonneau, the UN director at Human Rights Watch
The United Nations has accepted China and Russia into its human rights body despite complaints from some over the countries’ treatment of their own citizens. Photo: Shutterstock
