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UN General Assembly creates new Human Rights
Council
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UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- After
months of arduous negotiations, the UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted
overwhelmingly on a resolution to set up a new Human Rights Council to
replace the much-criticized Human Rights Commission.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- China
supports creating the new UN Human Rights Council, and strengthening the
UN role in the field of human rights, Zhang Yishan, China's deputy
permanent representative to the United Nations, said on
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GENEVA, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday praised highly
the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a "momentous"
event. |
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UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- UN
General Assembly overwhelmingly approved, despite strong opposition from
the United States, a new UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday to replace
the widely-criticized Human Rights Commission.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The UN
General Assembly is to hold a plenary session Wednesday to determine the
fate of a draft resolution on the creation of the human rights council, on
which Washington has called for renegotiations.
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