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| Subject: Outrageous: OZschwitz slave pen presses for Human Rights Council seat despite UN criticism Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:57 pm | |
| Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia is a leading contender to win a seat on the United Nations' pre-eminent human rights body despite scathing recent criticism from the UN of the government's asylum seeker policies.
Ms Bishop said Australia will leverage its performance on the UN Security Council – where it played a lead role securing access for an international investigation into the MH17 plane crash – to help secure a spot on the UN Human Rights Council.
If elected, it will be the first time Australia has held a seat on the council. Lobbying is already underway ahead of a vote in 2017.
Countries with questionable human rights records, such as Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China and Russia have previously been elected to the council.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-presses-for-human-rights-council-seat-despite-un-criticism-20141011-114rmo.html#ixzz3FsriP800 |
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