UN rights body to vote on leader after standoff
A ‘MESSY SITUATION’: China and Russia opposed the appointment of the Fiji ambassador over concerns she would be an ‘active’ president, sources said
AFP, GENEVA, Switzerland
The UN Human Rights Council this week is to hold an unprecedented secret ballot to pick its president after China and others blocked a candidate from Fiji considered a rights champion, sources and analysts said.
“There has been a standoff,” said a source close to the council who asked not to be named. “It is a very, very messy situation.”
The dispute could underscore growing jostling in the top UN rights body by countries intent on steering it away from criticizing nations over alleged abuses of individual rights and towards focusing on advances in economic and social rights.
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In first, UN rights body to vote on president after China, others block Fiji candidate Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 23:39 IST
Sources close to deliberations said China, Russia and Saudi Arabia and others balked at the widely-expected appointment of Fiji s ambassador, and orchestrated an opposing candidacy. The UN Human Rights Council
United Nations: The UN Human Rights Council will this week hold an unprecedented secret ballot to pick its president after China and others blocked a candidate from Fiji considered a rights champion, sources and analysts said. There has been a standoff, a source close to the council who asked not to be named told AFP. It is a very, very messy situation.