Australia looks set for UN Human Rights Council seat
Special envoy Philip Ruddock Source: AAP
Australia's bid to get its first-ever seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council looks set for success after one of its key competitors withdrew from the race. Human-rights campaigners say the seat would give Australia an important leadership role and, at the same time, would draw attention to its own imperfect record at home.
Australia's bid to get its first-ever seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council looks set for success after one of its key competitors withdrew from the race. Human-rights campaigners say the seat would give Australia an important leadership role and, at the same time, would draw attention to its own imperfect record at home.
