UN creates new rights body; US votes "no"

[kpete]

UN creates new rights body; US votes "no"
Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:07 PM ET

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly voted on Wednesday to establish a new high-level human rights body but the United States was one of four countries to vote "no."

The new 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council, approved by a vote of 170 to four with three abstentions, would replace the 53-country Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Commission, which in recent years has included some of the world's most abysmal rights violators.

As the preeminent international rights watchdog, the new council will aim to expose human rights abusers and help nations draw up rights legislation. The United States says its rules are not strong enough to prevent violators from getting a seat.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-03-15T170744Z_01_L15130144_RTRUKOC_0_US-RIGHTS-UN-USA.xml

[MadMaddie]

1. The US will probably not get a seat with it's abuse of

Human rights in Iraq!!

[bluerum]

2. I would not want to be part of club that would have me as a member.

[hopein08]

3. I wonder who the other three "no" votes were?

The article doesn't say. It would be interesting to know.

[QuettaKid]

4. Poland, Israel, and Myanmar? just guessing.

.

[tatertop]

5. You can count on Israel to vote no to human rights in the world forum

every time

[nickinSTL]

6. actually, the article says 4 "no" votes...

and 3 abstentions.

[hopein08]

10. actually, it says the US was "one of four 'no' votes"...

hence my question about the other three...i.e. the THREE that were NOT the USA

[ShockediSay]

7. so what does this US Government know about human rights?

and what has it done for them?

I'm drawing a blank.

[sakabatou]

8. Because the U.S. must always have the right

to throw away the consitution (both U.S. and U.N.) and the Declaration of Human Rights

[QuettaKid]

9. I was close. . . .1 out of 3.

Israel, Marshall Islands and Palau joined the US in voting against the plan.