Venezuela has won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council after a vote by the General Assembly.
Yes, that's right, folks.
Nicolas Maduro‘s government will now be "responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights aroun ...[text shortened]... ly such human rights stalwarts as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan are still on the council to help out.
I'm not very happy about this either, but where does one draw the line?
@mchillsaid I'm not very happy about this either, but where does one draw the line?
There's no inherent line to be drawn. But that enough members of the GA thought that the Maduro government is worthy of a spot on the Human Rights Council speaks volumes.
If you ask me what I think is *really* at play, I think it's that enough countries hate Trump and/or the United States enough to cast their votes in a manner specifically calculated to embarrass Trump and/or the United States... and that virtually nobody takes the HRC seriously anyway.
@sh76said There's no inherent line to be drawn. But that enough members of the GA thought that the Maduro government is worthy of a spot on the Human Rights Council speaks volumes.
If you ask me what I think is *really* at play, I think it's that enough countries hate Trump and/or the United States enough to cast their votes in a manner specifically calculated to embarrass Trump and/or the United States... and that virtually nobody takes the HRC seriously anyway.
Maybe by giving them responsibility, they’ll step up to the plate and try to be better?
It works on a human level, perhaps it will work on a national level?
That being said, I certainly wouldn’t endorse the choice without knowing more about the reasoning.
@sh76said If you ask me what I think is *really* at play, I think it's that enough countries hate Trump and/or the United States enough to cast their votes in a manner specifically calculated to embarrass Trump and/or the United States... and that virtually nobody takes the HRC seriously anyway.
You don't need to do any calculations to embarrass Trump. In fact if you handed him a calculator in a sesame seed bun he'd likely eat it.
Venezuela has won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council after a vote by the General Assembly.
Yes, that's right, folks.
Nicolas Maduro‘s government will now be "responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights aroun ...[text shortened]... ly such human rights stalwarts as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan are still on the council to help out.
Maybe people heard the "Election Process in Venezuela is the Best in the World". That is what Jimmy Carter said.
Venezuela has won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council after a vote by the General Assembly.
Yes, that's right, folks.
Nicolas Maduro‘s government will now be "responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights aroun ...[text shortened]... ly such human rights stalwarts as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan are still on the council to help out.
That's nothing, Lebron and the NBA say they want China to head the Human Rights Council.
You have to understand that Venezuela is a Left wing darling, so as such, they get a free pass for pretty much anything and everything.
@sh76said There's no inherent line to be drawn. But that enough members of the GA thought that the Maduro government is worthy of a spot on the Human Rights Council speaks volumes.
If you ask me what I think is *really* at play, I think it's that enough countries hate Trump and/or the United States enough to cast their votes in a manner specifically calculated to embarrass Trump and/or the United States... and that virtually nobody takes the HRC seriously anyway.
It's the General Assembly of the United Nations. A few of its members have a poor human rights record, some a terrible one and most a horrible one. What were you expecting?
@kazetnagorrasaid It's the General Assembly of the United Nations. A few of its members have a poor human rights record, some a terrible one and most a horrible one. What were you expecting?