[Heaven] Record Number Of Islamic Nations, Fewer ‘Free’ Countries, To Take Control Of U.N. Human Rights Council

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Record Number Of Islamic Nations, Fewer ‘Free’ Countries, To Take Control Of U.N. Human Rights Council
Next week’s election for new members of the U.N. Human Rights Council is expected to result in a greater share of seats going to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) than ever before, while the number of countries deemed “free” falls to a new low. Barring any surprises, the Islamic bloc will emerge from the May 13 election in control of 18 of the total 47 seats, the highest number since the Geneva-based body was formed in 2006 as part of a broader initiative aimed at reforming the U.N. Surprises are unlikely, since the five U.N. regional groups all have closed slates of candidates, meaning that with one week to go, there is no competition. Not only will the OIC have more seats than ever before (the previous record was 16) but less than half of the council’s members will be “free” countries, as defined by the democracy watchdog Freedom House.



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