Saudi Arabia Wants to Head the UN Human Rights Council

[Cyllea]

Saudi Arabia can be head of the human rights council.. after all, they can behead very well.

[Shofercia]

Good for them. They deserve it.

How so?

Oh, man. I hope not. If this happens, the UN will lose my respect.

People still have respect for the UN?

The UN was established to prevent any major wars from escalating. Closest we got to escalation was Iran-Iraq. So on that front, the UN is doing ok. The problem is that the UN is also pretending to do a lot of other stuff, and that stuff they're not very good at, like putting SA on the UNHRC. Yes, SA is already on it, they're looking to lead. Currently Germany's leading.

You got to be kidding.

I thought so too. But, alas, I'm not.

The Saudis aren't exactly the shining beacon of goodness. Really, the HRC should be putting them under every sanction under the sun.
But, you know. The UN.

They're also members, so that probably helps.

My own opinion

And why exactly should they? I mean it's not like they have supplied weapons and funding to several terrorist organizations and holds one of the worst Human Rights records in history just above some of the more draconian African states and North Korea. Plus the whole persecution of religious minorities and overall horrid treatment of women.

But fuck it why not have a state with one of the worst human rights records run the HRC. I mean it only makes perfect sense right?

It would lessen the influence of the western countries to use the UN to spread their ideology. Even if Saudi Arabia gets to lead the HRC what exatcly bad can happen anyway?

Do you not understand why SA wants to be there? I'll give you a four letter hint: "Iran". You see, ever since Dubya's War in Iraq, the Saudis have been losing influence to Iran. As a result, Iran is now more powerful than Saudi Arabia, but like any Middle Eastern state, has its fair share of Human Rights Problems. Saudis are looking to take the UNHRC and utilize it as a political tool against Iran.

[Costa Fierro]

The UNHRC is really powerless to enforce international laws protecting human rights anyway. Basically every single member of the United Nations has been criticized for its record by the UNHRC since it's inception and yet nothing has changed.

[The Qeiiam Galaxy]

Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to make a bid to head the United Nations' Human Rights Council,

It'll be about as successful as Ron Paul's bid for the presidency.

[Herskerstad]

The entire UN is a bad joke. It's turned into a third world, social-pressure group.

[Ainin]

I'm pretty sure all the President of the Human Rights Council does is preside over the chamber and execute the will of the assembly. Does it actually matter whether it's Mugabe, Jesus or a dead rat?

[Teemant]

I don't think they will head the UN human rights council.

I also wonder how Russia and China can be members of the human rights council. This council has no credibility even as of now.

[Laanvia]

This would be a fucking sham...

[Hastiaka]

Hooray! Totally a very very good bid. Much impress. Very respect.

So right, wowwowwow.

Please no. We need a more neutral country to head it. Perhaps a country with a history of natural disasters or a country with a clean record.

[Lydenburg]

Sudan wanted to head the human rights council at the height of the Darfur crisis, and nobody gave a shyte.

I don't see why all the moral outrage is just now emerging.

[Old Tyrannia]

And Russia and China both have a seat on the Special Committee on Decolonization. This is the UN we're talking about.

[Costa Fierro]

Sudan wanted to head the human rights council at the height of the Darfur crisis, and nobody gave a shyte.

I don't see why all the moral outrage is just now emerging.

Decapitation > genocide apparently.

And Russia and China both have a seat on the Special Committee on Decolonization. This is the UN we're talking about.

They're not very good at it. They tried to have the Cook Islands and Niue declare independence and they both rejected it through popular referendums. Twice.

[Kiruri]

Ha! What a good laugh

[Saint Kitten]

I love the smell of irony in the morning.

And Russia and China both have a seat on the Special Committee on Decolonization. This is the UN we're talking about.

Doesn't the UK and France have a spot too?

Saudi Arabia can be head of the human rights council.. after all, they can behead very well.

<makes a remark about ISIS here>

[Roderia]

Sure, why not. Let 'em have a go, after them we can give it to North The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[Old Tyrannia]

And Russia and China both have a seat on the Special Committee on Decolonization. This is the UN we're talking about.

Doesn't the UK and France have a spot too?

No. Over half of the remaining "non-self-governing territories" on their list are British overseas territories. They might as well be called the Special Committee on Harassing British Citizens.

Of the remainder, two are French, three are American, one is Moroccan (Western Sahara) and one is New Zealander (Tokelau).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Co ... erritories

[Dooom35796821595]

I love the smell of irony in the morning.

And Russia and China both have a seat on the Special Committee on Decolonization. This is the UN we're talking about.

Doesn't the UK and France have a spot too?

Of course not, they're ebul imperialist nations!

[Cinnabarra]

That's like a roach trying to get a hold of a pest control company.Ridiculous, and they have no chance, except if money counts.I mean, we already held the olympics in a dictatorship, we'll hold hold a football tournament in a country not too keen on Human Rights so yup.

No, a good candidate would be Iceland.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

The only thing UN is good at is NOT getting things done, so it doesn't matter at all who heads it's HRC, because the human rights situation in the world will not improve anyway.

[Connori Pilgrims]

Even if they head it (and there's no guarantee that they will), the worst they can do is publish human rights reports favoring them and making their enemies (i.e. Iran) look bad - and I seriously doubt one can make Iran look worse than they already are perceived.

This is much ado about nothing.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

Saudi Arabia heading the UN Human Rights Council would be like abolishing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and replacing it with "obey your government, seriously".

[Dooom35796821595]

Even if they head it (and there's no guarantee that they will), the worst they can do is publish human rights reports favoring them and making their enemies (i.e. Iran) look bad - and I seriously doubt one can make Iran look worse than they already are perceived.

This is much ado about nothing.

The truth of matter is that Iran probably has a better record on human rights. The country that should be leading the UNHRC is probably a Scandinavian country.

As I said before we should probably give more support to Iran, as they have oil and could counter the Saudi influence thus neutralising the threat they pose to anyone else.

[Colonial Rhodesia]

since when was Saudi Arabia concerned with Human Rights after all they don't allow Women the right to drive on Public road or allow Non-Muslims to worship as the please these fools need to conduct a reality check

[Steamtopia]

How about no. Give it to someone like Belgium, Norway, or Canada.

[Camelza]

Oh god, this is bad. It's like giving the AA presidency to a liquor company's CEO.