WAPO: "Venezuela wins a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council"

[Masoyama]

The government of President Nicolás Maduro won a seat Thursday on the U.N. Human Rights Council, a controversial victory for a regime accused of using intimidation, torture and murder to cling to power. The Maduro government, no longer recognized as legitimate by the United States and around 50 other countries, had sought a return to the 47-member panel to counter an image of international isolation — and thwart investigations into its own alleged abuses. Venezuela and regional rival Brazil beat out Costa Rica for the two Latin American seats up for election. Costa Rica had declared its candidacy only this month in an effort to deny Venezuela a three-year term, but the support of China, Russia, Cuba and other allies gave the socialist state the win.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...beeb34-f050-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

This sucks. Lets go through some of the countries on the list: China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Venezuela, Pakistan, Brazil. Such a joke committee.

PS: I am from Costa Rica and I have Emigree family from Venezuela, so this makes me extra salty.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

The UNSC has been a joke since its inception, basically just used so 5 countries can jerk themselves off over their power to essentially veto anything.

 

[Moppeh]

What a load of bullshit.

 

[sangreal]

The UNSC has been a joke since its inception, basically just used so 5 countries can jerk themselves off over their power to essentially veto anything.

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Yes, but what does that have to do with this thread?

Granted, the UNHRC has also always been a joke

 

[Platy]

Brazil?

Our president is famous for saying stuff like "human rights for the right humans" which is the opposite of how human rights works

 

[DrewFu]

The UNSC has been a joke since its inception, basically just used so 5 countries can jerk themselves off over their power to essentially veto anything.

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That has literally nothing to do with this thread. This isn't about the UNSC.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

Yes, but what does that have to do with this thread?

Granted, the UNHRC has also always been a joke

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That has literally nothing to do with this thread. This isn't about the UNSC.

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Whoops. Well, you can just extend what I said to the UN in general.

 

[Kthulhu]

Wasn't Saudi Arabia on the council recently? Whole thing is a joke.

 

[Figgles]

Makes sense. Who else knows more about human rights violations?

 

[Aaronrules380]

I think the idea has been that by exposing countries with poor track records to committees like this they'll improve, which is dumb and has literally never worked, but yet they keep doing it

 

[Serpens007]

Well, considering the countries that are on that council, why wouldn't it be there

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

Fuck it get North Korea in there.

 

[Kirblar]

This part of the UN has been a sham for eons now.

 

[Menx64]

Why are we really expecting companies such as blizzard or the NBA to go against China, when the governments of the world show no decency electing China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Venezuela, Pakistan and Brazil!!!

I mean Venezuela got 105 votes!! Thats almost half of the world countries ffs!!

 

[TaySan]

Lmao the UN can be a total joke sometimes.

 

[ratcliffja]

We need to see both sides of the issue. Those for and against human rights.