Germany and Sudan also won second terms on the Geneva-based body, but South Korea and Venezuela failed to be re-elected. The 47-member council cannot make legally binding decisions, but its decisions carry political weight and it can authorise inquiries.
“It’s a mixed picture. Korea being out is quite a negative surprise but liberal democracies will be relieved Venezuela is out,” said Olaf Wientzek, director of the Geneva office of Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Candidates are elected in geographical groups. There were two competitive races on Tuesday — among the Asia-Pacific and Latin American and Caribbean states — to elect 14 members. Members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.Observers said the election was important since it could tip the power balance within a deeply divided council.
Investigations mandated by the Human Rights Council are sometimes later used before national and international courts, such as such as in the case of a former Syrian intelligence officer jailed for state-backed torture in Germany in January.
What a joke. Living in fear everyday is definitely imposing on my human rights
Send Malema
how ironic, with the ANC committing gross human rights abuses against minorities on top of their rampant corruption and their destruction of the country
Heaven help us🤦♀️
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