HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
5th session
11 June – 18 June 2007
[Excerpt from the statement]
Since its creation last year, the Council has only kept four countries on its agenda: Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Myanmar, inherited from the former Commission. In many respects, is this legacy not a reflection of the double standards applied by this former body in dealing with the situation of these countries, which was the very reason for its abolition?