Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda
GENEVA, -- EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton and UN rights chief Navi Pillay should use their high profile appearances in Pakistan this week to explain why the country is unqualified in its bid to join the UN’s top human rights body, said a Geneva-based rights group, which today launched an international campaign by 40 MPs and NGOs opposing Pakistan’s candidacy, and circulated a draft UN resolution to condemn Pakistani abuses.