GENEVA, October 30, 2012-- As the UN Human Rights Council prepared to review Pakistan today in Geneva, the non-governmental group UN Watch took the following actions today:
UN Watch published a new 16-page report,"In Praise of Pakistan," demonstrating how the last Council review of Pakistan in 2008 was "a missed opportunity," and expressed alarm that many countries would repeat the same politicized behavior and again fail to conduct a genuine review in today's session;
UN Watch distributed an international appeal by 40 MPs and NGOs (see text below) opposing Pakistan’s bid for Nov. 12th to join the 47-nation body;
UN Watch circulated a draft UN resolution to condemn Pakistani abuses; and
UN Watch opened a webpage dedicated to defeating Pakistan's candidacy: (Link)
