Human Rights Council Elections: Philippines’s record must

A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre

PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Council Elections: Philippines’ record must
preclude the country from the Council

The Philippines has presented its candidacy for re-election to the
United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC). The General Assembly
(GA) meets on May 17, 2007, to elect 14 of the Council’s 47 seats,
four of which are from the Asian region. Bahrain, India, Indonesia,
and the Philippines are coming to the end of their one-year terms on
the Council. India, Indonesia and the Philippines are vying for
re-election, while the Asian group is also proposing Qatar to replace
Bahrain.
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