Latin America had two free seats and in general each regional group pre-selects its candidates, who are then chosen without problem by the majority of the assembly. In this case, three countries of the block appeared and in the vote, which was secret and without speeches, Chile obtained 144 votes, Costa Rica 134 and Venezuela 88.
The Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, celebrated the first placement and congratulated the Foreign Ministry of his country for the achievement, according to a short video released by the press. “We have learned the very good news that as a country we have obtained the first majority in the region in the vote for the integration of the Human Rights Council,” she said.
Several non-governmental organizations had called for not voting for Venezuela due to the accusations against the government of Nicholas Maduro of violating the human rights of detained opponents.
“Great news that the UN General Assembly has rejected Venezuela’s candidacy for re-election to the Human Rights Council,” he reacted in a tweet, louis charbonneaudirector for the UN of the NGO Human Rights Watchquoted by the AFP news agency.
With the departure of Venezuela, China Y Russia they lost a weighty ally in this UN entity that in recent months has been more divided than ever since its creation in 2006.
Source: Ambito
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