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U.S. Says U.N. Human Rights Liaison Is ‘Unfit to Serve’
Cybercast News Service ^ | June 10, 2013 - 6:07 AM | Susan Jones

Posted on 06/10/2013 1:08:53 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The United States is again calling for the resignation of Richard Falk, appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council to a six-year term as a “Special Rapporteur” for the Palestinian territories.

The U.S. envoy to the UN Human Rights Council, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, says the United States “completely rejects and condemns the irresponsible call by Mr. Richard Falk” to investigate UN Watch, a non-governmental organization based in Geneva that monitors the compliance of the United Nations with its own charter. …

In a June 3 report, Falk blasted UN Watch for “defamatory attacks demeaning his character (and) repeatedly distorting his views on potentially inflammatory issues.” …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: richardfalk; rop; unhrc; unitednations

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