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March 15, 2006

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Resolution on the Human Rights Council

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on March 15, 2006, by a vote of 170 for, 4 against, and 3 abstentions.

Date	Title
5/4/2006	Grim Outlook for Makeup of New UN Rights Council
4/17/2006	Another U.N. "Reform"
4/7/2006	U.S. Will Not Join U.N. Rights Council
4/5/2006	Iran Seeks Seat on UN's New-Look Human Rights Body
3/24/2006	Wrong move on rights
3/22/2006	Missed chance to right wrongs
3/22/2006	The human rights charade at the UN
3/22/2006	UN Orders Discredited Rights Commission Shut Down
3/22/2006	United Nations And Human Rights
3/21/2006	Nepal hails establishment of UN Human Rights Council
3/21/2006	UN General Assembly head urges US to join rights council or at least work with it
3/20/2006	Letter from Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the International Herald Tribune responding to "Rethinking UN Reform" by Newt Gingrich and George Mitchell
3/19/2006	The UN Remains UNchanged & UNfair Towards Israel
3/19/2006	UN takes a small step in the right direction
3/18/2006	U.S. Seen as Failing to Engage in U.N. Process
3/17/2006	A Service to Human Rights?
3/17/2006	Second Time as Farce
3/16/2006	As U.S. Dissents, U.N. Approves a New Council on Rights Abuse
3/16/2006	Boltin'
3/16/2006	Rights Council to Get First Test in May
3/16/2006	To right human rights
3/16/2006	U.N. Creates New Rights Council
3/16/2006	U.N. Votes To Replace Rights Panel
3/16/2006	U.N. Votes To Set Up New Human Rights Body
3/15/2006	Building credibility at the UN depends on its ability to reform
3/15/2006	Israel opposes new UN rights body
3/15/2006	Tense UN Considers Creating New Human Rights Body
3/15/2006	U.N. Ignores U.S., Approves Council 170-4
3/15/2006	U.N. Rights Council Gets U.S. Support
3/15/2006	U.S. to Vote Against New Rights Council
3/15/2006	UN creates new rights council over US objections
3/14/2006	Council of Despair
3/14/2006	US Support Sought on Human Rights Council
3/13/2006	Human Rights Botch
3/13/2006	Rethinking UN reform
3/13/2006	The (UN-)Human Rights Council
3/11/2006	Eliasson Wants Accord on Rights Council
3/11/2006	U.N. Delays Action on Rights Council Opposed by U.S.
3/10/2006	Nay-saying at the UN
3/10/2006	UN seeks to mollify US over rights council
3/9/2006	Uniting nations on human rights
3/9/2006	Why Americans should be concerned about human rights reform
3/8/2006	A human rights sham
3/8/2006	NGO Coalition Urges Changes to Human Rights Council Draft
3/7/2006	A Continuing Shame
3/7/2006	Best of a bad U.N. deal
3/7/2006	U.N. commission must not be diluted
3/6/2006	Carter and Kofi
3/6/2006	High stakes, low bar for human rights
3/6/2006	UN Assembly President hails Nobel peace laureates' support for Human Rights Council
3/5/2006	Principles Defeat Politics at the U.N.
3/3/2006	Reject flawed proposal to create new human-rights panel
3/3/2006	Substantive changes needed
3/3/2006	U.S. Opposition to Panel Frustrates Annan
3/2/2006	A caterpillar in lipstick?
3/2/2006	Human rights: A needed UN reform
3/2/2006	The wrong approach to rights?
3/1/2006	Bolton's warning
3/1/2006	EU Backs Proposal for New Rights Council
3/1/2006	Planned UN Human Rights Council Criticized by US Lawmaker, Experts
3/1/2006	States should transcend national concerns to agree on Human Rights Council: Eliasson
3/1/2006	U.N. Resolution on Human Rights Council Does Not Deserve U.S. Support
3/1/2006	US Opposition Forces Delay of UN Human Rights Council Vote
3/1/2006	US thinks UN will delay new rights body for months
3/1/2006	Why Not the Best for the Human Rights Council?
2/28/2006	Human-rights panel reform falls short
2/28/2006	Prodding the U.N.
2/28/2006	Swiss undeterred by splits over UN rights body
2/28/2006	U.S. Opposes U.N.'s Planned Rights Panel
2/28/2006	U.S. seeks stricter oversight by U.N.Human rights reform at issue
2/28/2006	US causes delay in UN vote on new rights council
2/27/2006	Annan's Gift From Dubai
2/27/2006	U.N. Conspiracy Theory? Not This Time
2/27/2006	U.S. Threatens 'No' Vote on Human Rights Council
2/27/2006	US rejects UN rights council proposal as deficient
2/26/2006	A caterpillar with lipstick
2/26/2006	The Shame of the United Nations
2/25/2006	Better UN rights monitor
2/24/2006	A Commission By Another Name
2/24/2006	Annan and Bolton Disagree on Draft for New Rights Group
2/24/2006	Bolton Skeptical Of New Panel On Human Rights
2/24/2006	Charter for Rights Panel Faulted
2/24/2006	New U.N. Rights Panel Is Proposed
2/24/2006	Proposed New UN Human Rights Body Gets Cool Reception
2/24/2006	U.S. Urged to OK Plan for New U.N. Council
2/24/2006	UN Worried About US Stand on Human Rights Council

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