US elected to UN Human Rights Council

jpost.com

The US, Belgium and Norway will replace Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, while China, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia will be reappointed to three-year terms on the Geneva-based body.

Former Czech president Vaclav Havel described the exercise as a “farce” in a stinging essay in Sunday’s New York Times.

US envoy Susan Rice told reporters the Obama administration felt engagement would offer the opportunity to work “from within, rather than standing on the sidelines.”

Sad day. I side with Havel.