UPDATE 1-UN Council Rejects Eritrea's Bid to End Human Rights Probe

UPDATE 1-UN council rejects Eritrea's bid to end human rights probe

UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REJECTS ERITREA'S BID TO END MANDATE OF UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR INVESTIGATING ABUSES

UN rights council rejects Eritrea’s bid to end human rights investigation

HRW says Asmara’s move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the ‘country’s dire rights record’.

ThePatriotLight - UN council rejects Eritrea's bid to end human rights probe

ThePatriotLight - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating abuses in the country.UN council rejects Eritrea's bid to end human rights probe

UN council rejects Eritrea's bid to end human rights probe

GENEVA -The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared it would set a dangerous precedent for states seeking to escape scrutiny. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UN Rights Council Rejects Bad-Faith Bid to End Eritrea Scrutiny

Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council members decisively voted down the Eritrean government’s resolution to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Eritrea and instead renewed the mandate for another year.