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"This report reveals a certain dissatisfaction of the European Parliament with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), since the Member States of the EU represent a ‘numerical minority’, which, in its understanding, ‘seriously obstructs the EU’s ability to influence the agenda of the UNHRC’ and to ensure its desired role as a ‘leading force’.
This lofty vision is based on the unacceptable attempt to impose the EU as the model in terms of human rights, particularly when the facts demonstrate its hypocritical human rights policy, as is demonstrated by the complicity of the EU in relation to Israel – see its abstention on the UNHRC resolution on Palestine.
The report is replete with contradictions, namely when it ‘regrets the division of the UNHRC into regional blocs’ while, at the same time, it states that it supports the existence of ‘a coordinated common position within the UNHRC’ by the EU. Is this too not a policy of blocs, or is a policy of blocs only bad when it does not work in the EU’s favour?
Contrary to the EP, we do not consider it ‘regrettable’ that the United States is not represented in the UNHRC, firstly because of its constant breaches of human rights and international law and also because they did not present their candidature to avoid the shame of not being elected. It is understandable why ..."@en1
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