US loses seat on UN Human Rights Commission

The United States has lost the seat it has held for more than half a century on the UN Human Rights Commission.

Fri, 04 May, 2001 - 08:10

The United States has lost the seat it has held for more than half a century on the UN Human Rights Commission.

The US defeat in voting for one of the 53 seats on the commission stunned many diplomats and American officials.

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