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[TacticalFox88]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which according to activist groups has one of the highest human rights violation record, has sparked major outrage after it emerged that the oil-rich nation is lobbying for the post of President of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.

The rights groups have opposed the move stating that electing Saudi Arabia would be the "final nail in the coffin for the credibility" of the UNHRC -- an inter-governmental organisation tasked with the responsibility of promoting and protecting human rights around the globe

Germany currently holds the presidency, but next year the position will be open.
Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based UN Watch, a non-governmental human rights group in a statement criticised the move and said that it would be "the final nail in the coffin for the credibility of a body that already counts dictatorships like China, Cuba and Russia as members, and whose top adviser is co-founder of the Muammar Gaddafi Human Rights Prize".

"Electing Saudi Arabia as the world's judge on human rights would be like making a pyromaniac as the town fire chief," The Independent reported quoting Neuer.
As of now, 85 people in total have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia. In 2014, 88 people were executed.
In recent months, the country was widely criticised for sentencing blogger Raid Badawi to 10 years in prison with 1,000 lashes for publishing essays that criticised the government

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http://www.ibtimes.co.in/saudi-arabia-wants-head-un-human-rights-council-sparks-uproar-633337

lmao

 

[cirrhosis]

april fool's was 51 days ago

nice try, SA

 

[Quixzlizx]

I'm sure the anti-Israel resolutions will continue to flow.

 

[Link]

 

[Grizzlyjin]

One of the few times I would approve of the Jennifer Lawrence "Ok ok" gif. That is basically what I did when I read this story.

 

[Frog-fu]

Try having some first.

 

[BadWolf]

ahahaha

 

[massoluk]

So what? their membership at one point or another already included Human Right leaders like China, Qatar and Russia

"final nail in the coffin for the credibility" pfft.

 

[Josh7289]

What a joke.

 

[Binabik15]

I read "wants Head of" while scrolling down. The sheer gall of this.

 

[Bronetta]

I read "wants Head of" while scrolling down. The sheer gall of this.

They're trying to get ahead of the game.

 

[maquiladora]

Ayy...

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

 

[mantidor]

So what? their membership at one point or another already included Human Right leaders like China, Qatar and Russia

"final nail in the coffin for the credibility" pfft.

Membership is one thing but wanting to be the actual head of the organization? The world has truly become an Onion article.

 

[Game-Biz]

I laughed out loud and almost choked.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

LMAO.

Ok then.

 

[Kurdel]

ayyyyy lmao

 

[cameron]

But Nigeria was Prez of the UNHRC in 2008. How does the election process work?

 

[CrocMother]

I mean, their position makes sense because I don't think they really consider women to be humans.

 

[DrFunk]

shaqlaugh.gif

 

[excelsiorlef]

I'm sure the anti-Israel resolutions will continue to flow.

And god knows Israel is just the most innocent country in the world.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Thanks for making my morning, Saudi Arabia. Doubt I'll ever say that again.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

And god knows Israel is just the most innocent country in the world.

Is Israel responsible for almost half of the human rights violations in the world? According to the UNHRC, it is.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

They want to be head?

 

[demon]

Saudi Arabia wants to Behead the UN Human Rights Council

 

[RandyBobandy]

How about no

 

[Onironauta]

 

[liquidtmd]

 

[CadetMahoney]

 

[excelsiorlef]

Will the US speak up against this? God knows they've never said a word about their Saudi friends before.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Saudi Arabia wants to Behead the UN Human Rights Council

A common typo.

 

[Quixzlizx]

And god knows Israel is just the most innocent country in the world.

I'm just noting that the UNHRC has been politicized to the point of uselessness already, so it doesn't really matter whether Saudi Arabia heads it up or not.

Saudi Arabia wants to Behead the UN Human Rights Council

Haha.

 

[Savitar]

I already know his number one policy.

The whippings will continue until morale improves.

 

[RangerX]

Get fucked Saudi Arabia. Treat your own people decently first.

 

[Aiustis]

I don't see why it's an issue. This'll just be an epic punch line in the joke that is the UNHRC.

 

[Stinkles]

This is bs! Raid Badawi wasn't sentenced to 10,000 lashes for criticizing the Saudi government, it was for insulting Islam. So as you can see, there is no problem with the Saudi government.

 

[Stereogatari]

If you're Wahabbi and you know it clap your stumps.

 

[Hjod]

Eh, how about no? How the hell can they even be members? Are they members? Or can anyone lobby for leadership or just members?

That council is fucked either way, China, Russia, Israel members of a human rights council.

I'm trying to think of any country that would be perfect for heading up the council, any country without dirty laundry out there?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Reading the wiki article, it seems that the worst violators are consistently nominated so that some of the moderate violators (Russia, China, Cuba) can say their shit don't stink.

Syria and the Sudan had recently failed bids ffs.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Eh, how about no? How the hell can they even be members? Are they members? Or can anyone lobby for leadership or just members?

That council is fucked either way, China, Russia, Israel members of a human rights council.

I'm trying to think of any country that would be perfect for heading up the council, any country without dirty laundry out there?

Israel has never been a member. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, China, Russia, and Congo are.

 

[spekkeh]

Well maybe they can finally push ethics in games journalism on the agenda.

But it will just be lots of islamophobia resolutions and curtailing lgbt rights again, like the last time Muslim countries had the majority in the UNHRC.

They should just link voting rights to standings in ngo corruption and human rights lists. Are you part of the bottom fifty then you have no say, bye bye.

 

[Village]

Ok i read that wrong, like they wanted to a head a hypothetical Unhuman right council, like some legion of doom type shit

 

[victreeb3l]

LOL.

Okay.

 

[Darth Pinche]

This is fucking ridiculous.

 

[Firelord Chargrilled]

I thought I was reading an onion article for a minute

 

[Elginer]

 

[Valhelm]

If you're Wahabbi and you know it clap your stumps.

gold

 

[afternoon delight]

Saudi Arabia wants to Behead the UN Human Rights Council

Thank for the uproarious laughter. I love politics!

 

[PulseONE]

Sure, sure.

 

[CTLance]

It's all kinds of stupid that they think they are qualified for this, but we've had all kinds of dipshits running that council before. So whatever.