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China, Russia, Cuba getting seats on UNHRC an embarrassment for UN: Pompeo

The election of countries like China, Russia and Cuba on the Human Rights Council is a win for tyrants and embarrassment for the United Nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday

Pak re-elected to UN Human Rights Council; China sees drop in standing

Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by the smallest margin showing a drastic drop in standing

China and Russia win seats on UN human rights council, Saudi Arabia lose

China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN's premiere human rights body despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost

Pak's foreign minister says there is risk of 'accidental war' over Kashmir

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he believed both Pakistan and India "understand the consequences of a conflict"

UN human rights chief urges India to ease lockdown, curfew in Kashmir

Bachelet also said the recent National Register of Citizens verification process in Assam has caused great uncertainty and anxiety

India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council for 3-year term starting Jan

Along with India, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines had also staked a claim in the same regional group

US quits UN Human Rights Council, calls it 'cesspool of bias', anti-Israel

The announcement came after the top UN human rights official criticised Washington for separating migrant children from their parents who are seeking asylum after crossing into the country from Mexico

US, UK, and China re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

Other elected members are Tunisia, South Africa, Rwanda, Japan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Croatia, Cuba, and Brazil