27.04.2011                      23.Nisan, 5771                      Isru Chag; Tag 8 des Omer

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U.S., Arab rights groups move to stop Syria from entering UN rights body

Efforts to prevent Syria's election into based Human Rights Council gather steam since a crackdown on pro-democracy protests since mid-March has left more than 350 dead.

Human rights groups and a growing number of governments are working to prevent Syria from being elected to the UN's top human rights body, as President Bashar Assad's security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.
Syria's election to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council is all but assured as one of four candidates selected to fill four Asian seats unless another candidate enters the race or Syria fails to win a majority of votes in the May 20 election in the 192-member General Assembly….