Elections Human Rights Council, Us Ridiculed For Its Single Vote In Human Rights Council Elections Irna English

Genuine elections are thus a necessary and fundamental component of an environment that protects and promotes human rights.

Us coronavirus map today. The headquarters of unhrc is in geneva switzerland. The date of the election is subject to further review including in the light of any decisions that the assembly. Among the five candidates from the asia pacific region vying for four seats pakistan secured the highest number of votes.

The united nations human rights council unhrc is a united nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. Human rights and elections. The assembly elected 15 new members to the uns top human rights body for the 2021 2023 term.

Headquarters in new york us september 23 2019. Elections were held in new york. The 75th session of the un general assembly also saw the elections of members for the human rights council.

Election of the human rights council. The united nations logo is seen at un. Pakistan on tuesday was re elected to the united nations human rights council hrc with an overwhelming majority securing 169 votes in the 193 member un general assembly.

Today the un general assembly elected armenia brazil germany indonesia japan libya marshall islands mauritania namibia netherlands poland republic of korea sudan and venezuela to the human rights council hrc for the 2020 2022 term. In advance of the human rights council elections that will take place this autumn for the membership term 2021 2023 amnesty international and the international service for human rights held an online pledging event for candidate states on 9 september 2020the pledging event provides a critical opportunity for civil society to directly and constructively engage with candidate states for the. With membership on the council comes a responsibility to uphold high human rights standards a criteria insisted on by states themselves when creating the council.

The unhrc investigates allegations of breaches of human rights in united nations member states and. The unhrc has 47 members elected for staggered three year terms on a regional group basis. Lucas jacksonreuters todays election suggests that the council is not any better than the.

The right to take part in the conduct of public affairs including the right to vote and to stand for election is at the core of democratic governments based on the will of the people. Tomorrow 13 october 2020 the united nations general assembly will elect 15 new members to three year terms 2021 2023 on the un human rights council. Human rights council elections.

With the elections of germany japan marshall islands netherlands and republic of korea 20 of the 47 council members during 2020.