The UPR and the future of country mandates

11/06/2007

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?

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