U.S. backs expelling Libya from U.N. Human Rights Council

Turborama

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Thu Feb-24-11 01:43 PM
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U.S. backs expelling Libya from U.N. Human Rights Council

Edited on Thu Feb-24-11 01:53 PM by Turborama

Source: Reuters

The United States said on Thursday it supported expelling Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the government had violated the rights of its people in trying to crush protests against the 41-year rule of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-libya-usa-rights-idUSTRE71N60X20110224

Seems like a no-brainer and it's a surprise that they were even on it in the 1st place.

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