- The United Nations has granted accreditation to American groups focusing on human rights in North Korea and Iran, overturning a committee's rejection and giving the groups the right to speak at the Human Rights Council and other UN bodies.
The 54-member Economic and Social Council approved the applications yesterday from the US Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the Iran Human Rights Documentation.
In February, the UN's 19-member NGO Committee voted against accrediting the two organizations but the US and Canada decided to go to the Economic and Social Council, its parent body.
US Ambassador Nikki Haley says "these votes are wins for human rights."