{"id":110618,"date":"2014-03-31T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=54d1de6be161994772dd6668edb30051"},"modified":"2014-03-31T06:28:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T06:28:00","slug":"one-sided-human-rights-council-vote-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/one-sided-human-rights-council-vote-on-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"One-sided Human Rights Council Vote on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
One-Sided Human Rights Council Vote on Syria<\/b><\/div>\n
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by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
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On March 28, UN Human Rights Council members voted 32 – 4 to renew investigating war crimes in Syria for another year. Eleven members abstained.<\/div>\n
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Washington, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and Morocco initiated the resolution. <\/div>\n
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Other HRC members were bullied for support. Washington and Western partners threatened refusers with consequences. <\/div>\n
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Russia, China, Venezuela and Cuba voted no. So-called investigations are biased. They’re one-sided. They largely blame Assad for insurgent crimes. They do so duplicitously.<\/div>\n
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UK ambassador Karen Piece said three resolution aims include:<\/div>\n
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