Rights groups condemn election of Saudi Arabia to UN’s new women’s rights agency, laud defeat of Iran
From UN Watch
New York, November 10, 2010 — Human rights groups condemned today's election of Saudi Arabia to the governing board of the UN's new women's rights agency.
"It's morally perverse to reward a country that lashes rape victims, and that systematically subjugates women in every walk of life, with the power to negatively influence the global protection of women's rights," said Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based UN Watch, who is currently visiting New York to monitor today's vote.
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