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Explanation of US vote against UN Human Rights Council [US UN Mission] News
Explanation of US vote against UN Human Rights Council [US UN Mission]
Bernard Hibbitts
March 15, 2006 07:47:00 pm

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the Human Rights Council Draft Resolution, in the General Assembly, March 15, 2006 [voting "No" in a 170-4 General Assembly ballot]. Read the full text of the statement. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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