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These countries' laws call to kill gays:
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇶🇦 Qatar

These countries sit on the U.N. Human Rights Council:
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇶🇦 Qatar

#hrc43
@ILGAWORLD @UNHumanRights "Yes...but you need to talk to everyone," say the apologists.

False. The UNHRC's own rules (Res. 60/251) say the opposite.

Art. 8: "When electing members states... take into account the contribution of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights..."
@ILGAWORLD @UNHumanRights Diplomats say abusers are meant to be on the Council.

FACT-CHECK: False.

Art. 8: "The General Assembly by a two-thirds majority may suspend the rights of membership in the Council of a member that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights."
@ILGAWORLD @UNHumanRights @ExpelMaduro_Un Under the Council's rules, regimes that oppress their own people like Venezuela are NOT supposed to be elected.

Art. 4: "Members elected to the Council shall uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights..."
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