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Eugene

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Fri Oct 28, 2016, 01:20 PM Oct 2016

Russia fails to win re-election to U.N. Human Rights Council

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS | Fri Oct 28, 2016 | 1:07pm EDT

Russia fails to win re-election to U.N. Human Rights Council

Russia failed to win re-election to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, beaten by Hungary and Croatia in a vote by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.

Hungary received 144 votes, followed by Croatia with 114 votes and Russia with 112 votes.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols)


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-rights-russia-idUSKCN12S27S?il=0
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Russia fails to win re-election to U.N. Human Rights Council (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2016 OP
The UN Human Rights council is a joke. iandhr Oct 2016 #1
Good, with Putin running Russia they do not need to be on these committees. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #2
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