Developments - Letter from the Permanent Representative of Russia addressed to the Secretary-General with "Position paper in connection with the candidature of the Russian Federation for election to the Human Rights Council for the period 2014-2016", A/68/155

Date

July 15, 2013

Title

Letter from the Permanent Representative of Russia addressed to the Secretary-General with "Position paper in connection with the candidature of the Russian Federation for election to the Human Rights Council for the period 2014-2016", A/68/155

Original Source

http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/68/155

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Note

Russia is running for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. The laughable process to select members of the UN's top human rights body involves pledging to care about human rights. So here's the Russian pledge: "The Russian Federation believes that the foundation for the human rights dimension of United Nations activities and for the international community's human rights efforts as a whole should be the principle of equitable cooperation among States based on respect for their sovereignty." [ed. translation: The Syrians are sovereign, give or take 100,000 dead. The main rule for protecting human rights is "bud out, buzz off, get lost."]

With this pledge, Russia's election is assured.