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U.N. Votes to Suspend Libya from Human Rights Council

HeadlineMar 02, 2011

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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