55 NGOs: UN must expel Syria from human rights committee
French resident Francois Hollande said Assad's envoy would be expelled -- but in fact Lamia Shakkour stays in Paris as rep to UNESCO human rights committee
Available for Interviews: 20-year-old woman abused by Syrian forces, about to address today's UN emergency session (full speech below)
GENEVA, June 1 – Today's UN Human Rights Council emergency session on Syria should call for a reversal of the recent election of the Assad regime to a UN human rights committee, a Geneva-based human rights organization will tell the 47-nation body this afternoon on behalf of 55 NGOs and MPs, in a speech to be delivered by 20-year-old student Hadil Kouki, a Syrian torture victim and recent exile. (SEE HER UN SPEECH BELOW)