States with abysmal human rights records seek election to the UN Human Rights Council not to advance human rights but to block their realization. This cynical behavior is an aberration that needs to be called out.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia failed to win a seat on the Council, joining a long list of countries aspiring to sit on the world’s premier human rights body while being deeply hostile to basic human rights, with no intention of upholding fundamental human dignity anytime soon.
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