'Disappointment' After Sudan Re-Elected to UN Human Rights Council Radiodabanga: Sudan
programme on Radio Dabanga, Sudanese human rights defender Abdelbagi Jibril, says that Sudan's re-election to the HRC is disappointing for human rights defenders, but at the same time, he stressed that"the decision does not mean a victory for the current authority because the selection was made by the African group within its quota. which has four seats".
He pointed out that the conditions for membership of the Council set by the United Nations do not apply to Sudan and a number of countries."The conditions are to respect the highest standards of human rights protection in their countries and to contribute with the international community to stop any violations," saying that as Sudan does not meet the conditions, the election of the country"will affect the credibility of the Council".
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