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Anne Bayefsky

The “Universal Periodic Review” (UPR) of Syria by the UN “Human Rights” Council

Friday, March 16, 2012

Watch the UN "Human Rights" Council in action on Syria (with 11,000 dead and counting...)

The UPR, the most talked about UN human rights protection mechanism of the UN's top human rights body, fails humanity.

Syrian President Assad's delegation was so pleased with the UPR and its outcome that they declared they can't wait to come back for another one.

Click here to watch the "Universal Periodic Review" of Syria by the UN "Human Rights" Council.