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March 2, 2011

U.N. Votes to Suspend Libya from Human Rights Council 
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The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Libya from the
U.N. Human Rights Council. The unanimous vote marked the first time any
nation has been suspended from the Council since its formation in 2006.
The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Susan Rice, praised the move.

Ambassador Susan Rice: "This is the first time that either the Human
Rights Council or its predecessor, the Human Rights Commission, have
suspended any member state for gross violations of human rights. And we
think this is an important step forward in enhancing the credibility of
the Human Rights Council, whose credibility on these issues has often
quite legitimately been called into question."



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