UN Watch sounded the alarm, filed legal protest, submitted appeal by 30 rights groups to 193 countries, organized online petition sending 3,000 messages to Sudanese UN mission
Shamed Sudan Pulls Out After Campaign by Human Right NGOs led by Mia Farrow
Group now shifts focus to candidacies of Venezuela and Pakistan
GENEVA, Sept. 3 - In a rare victory for activists seeking to bar abuser states from the U.N. Human Rights Council, Sudan dropped its bid following a massive NGO campaign chaired by Mia Farrow and organized by the Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch.
