Malaysia loses bid for seat in UN Human Rights Council


Created by the UN General Assembly in 2006, the Human Rights Council is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. – EPA pic, October 18, 2017.

MALAYSIA has lost out to Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan and Qatar in its bid for one of the 15 seats on the United Nation Human Rights Council.

This is Qatar’s second consecutive term after winning the re-election vote.


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  • Malaysia's international image is at an all time low because of mega global financial scandals.

    Posted 6 years ago by Joe Fernandez

  • Another insult ti ketuanan"s fellas

    Posted 6 years ago by Leslie Chan