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    HRW Protests Countries’ Eligibility for UN Rights Council seat

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    Human Rights Watch is contesting the inclusion of Angola, Libya, Malaysia, Uganda and Thailand as candidates for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Agence France-Presse reports.

    Fourteen countries are due for unanimous election May 13 and oppositions arising from delayed compliance to country visits should be addressed before the scheduled casting of votes, according to HRW.

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