Bangladesh wins in UNHRC membership election

[Black_cats]

Bangladesh wins in UNHRC membership election​

BSS
11 Oct 2022, 22:45
Update : 12 Oct 2022, 01:41

DHAKA, Oct 11, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today bagged a historic win in the election for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term 2023-25, held in United Nations General Assembly in New York, by securing 160 votes among 189 casted votes.

“The result of this extremely competitive election is a clear manifestation of the recognition by the international community of Bangladesh's continued endeavour and commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights in national as well as international arena," a foreign press ministry press release said here tonight.

This also nullifies the ongoing smear campaign with falsified and fabricated information by some politically motivated vested corners at home and abroad aimed at negatively portraying the human rights situation of Bangladesh, said the statement.

The ministry said this prestigious win is indeed significant as this was the most competitive international election of all candidatures Bangladesh floated since 2018.

Bangladesh, it said, as a responsible and responsive Member State of the United Nations and an elected UNHRC member for next three years, remains committed to make all efforts to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights nationally and globally.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins the whole nation for the celebration of great moment of victory, said the release.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, MP, has led Bangladesh delegation in the UN General Assembly during the UNHRC election held today.

In the election, Bangladesh, as the highest recipient of votes in Asia Pacific Group, has secured one of the four seats in the UNHRC competing with seven aspirant countries from the Asia Pacific Group.

The other three countries from the region elected were the Maldives (154 votes), Vietnam (145 votes) and Kyrgyzstan (126 votes).

Bahrain withdrew their candidature few days ago while Republic of Korea (123 votes) and Afghanistan (12 votes) lost the election.

This would be the fifth term of Bangladesh as the member of the 47-member UNHRC. In the previous UNHRC elections, Bangladesh won in 2006, 2009, 2014 and 2018; effectively for all possible terms as per the rules of business of the Council.

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[fallstuff]

She is going to spin this more ways one can think about !

 

[Destranator]

Power of t-shirt lobby.

 

[Sliver]

afghanistan standing for UNHRC election is like a joke
wonder which are hose 12 countries who voted for afghanistan as opposed to BD or others

 

[bluesky]

afghanistan standing for UNHRC election is like a joke
wonder which are hose 12 countries who voted for afghanistan as opposed to BD or others

How about the BD human rights records during the last ten years? Is it very different from countries like Afghanistan?

 

[Abu Shaleh Rumi]

Our own human rights situation is a joke...

 

[Sliver]

How about the BD human rights records during the last ten years? Is it very different from countries like Afghanistan?

compared to Afg? please
can Afg have a female head of state?
does Afg have any minorities left and has any safeguards for them?

BD has some of the best economic growth mostly due to peaceful and stable civil society that can only happen due to better human rights conditions.
its not the best for sure - but miles ahead of Afg

 

[mb444]

UN is a joke that keeps on giving but this does offer an opportunity to keep the rohingya issue in the spotlight. There is always a silver lining.

 

[BananaRepublicUK]

UN is a joke that keeps on giving but this does offer an opportunity to keep the rohingya issue in the spotlight. There is always a silver lining.

UN was created to make white rule and hegemony permanent.

4/5 permanent members of security council belongs to white countries.

Those members can veto stuff they don’t like.

 

[mb444]

UN was created to make white rule and hegemony permanent.

4/5 permanent members of security council belongs to white countries.

Those members can veto stuff they don’t like.

Security council can not veto UNHRC descisions... at the same time UNHRC has zero powers to do anything on its own and has to refer crap to the SC. So yes you are correct....its hella bogus.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

SHW Zindabad!

Regards

 

[BananaRepublicUK]

Security council can not veto UNHRC descisions... at the same time UNHRC has zero powers to do anything on its own and has to refer crap to the SC. So yes you are correct....its hella bogus.

Hopefully, China will be successful in dismantling the UN.

I hate Putin the racist thug.

But I support his efforts in Ukraine

One set of racists killing another set of racists - is perfect

 

[mb444]

Hopefully, China will be successful in dismantling the UN.

I hate Putin the racist thug.

But I support his efforts in Ukraine

One set of racists killing another set of racists - is perfect

China has the veto and it has no interest in rocking the apple cart

 

[bluesky]

Bangladesh wins in UNHRC membership election​

This win certainly does not prove that this BAL govt does not pursue a heinous policy of subduing the opposition leaders by violating their human rights. They are regularly killed and forced to disappear in dark prisons.

The govt will now claim innocence of these politically motivated crimes.