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Monday, February 27, 2006
US rejects draft proposal of new UN rights body
From Reuters Alertnet:
Read the story here: US rejects new UN human rights council proposal
The story doesn't provide any reasoning as to why the United States opposes the resolution, and as that information is made available, this post will be updated.
The United States on Monday called the proposal for a new U.N. Human Rights Council unacceptable and said it would vote against a draft resolution unless negotiations were reopened.
"We are very disappointed with the draft that was produced last Thursday. We don't think it's acceptable," U.S. Ambassador John Bolton told reporters.
Read the story here: US rejects new UN human rights council proposal
The story doesn't provide any reasoning as to why the United States opposes the resolution, and as that information is made available, this post will be updated.
