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UN Human Rights Council elects 15 members in uncontested vote

Rights groups say countries with poor human rights records won seats because candidates ran unopposed; the vote was over before it began.

On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAt the United Nations tonight, fifteen members were elected to the Human Rights Council in a vote with no competition, and rights groups say countries with poor records simply walked in.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFifteen seats, fifteen winners, and nobody cried in a hallway. That's the most peaceful election I've ever heard of.

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