U.S. is behind the UN Human Rights Council Resolution Against Eritrea

Yemane GebreMeskel, Director, Office of the President (R)

U.S. is behind the UN Human Rights Council Resolution Against Eritrea

By Yemane GebreMeskel,

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted yesterday another unwarranted resolution against Eritrea.

Washington was the prime architect of the resolution though Somalia was handpicked to act as original sponsor to give it an "African flavour"

Somalia does not have diplomatic ties or presence of any kind in Eritrea. Its sponsorship only accentuates the absurdity of the exercise.

Russia, China, Pakistan and Venezuela opposed the "ineffective and country specific resolution passed without consent of the country concerned".

All the four countries expressed opposition to "external mandate of inquiry"  and "duplicity of procedures to supplant the UPR procedure".

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