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UN Watch Slams Democracies for Electing Rights-Deficient Nations

4/12/2026

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UN Watch, a watchdog NGO, criticized several democracies for electing countries with poor human rights records to key UN bodies.
ECOSOC nominated Iran to the Committee for Program and Coordination.
ECOSOC elected China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan to the Committee on NGOs.
UN Watch's executive director, Hillel Neuer, said these actions betray human rights principles and that the United States objected as the sole ECOSOC member.

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UN Watch, a watchdog NGO, criticized several democracies for electing countries with poor human rights records to key UN bodies.
ECOSOC nominated Iran to the Committee for Program and Coordination.
ECOSOC elected China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan to the Committee on NGOs.
UN Watch's executive director, Hillel Neuer, said these actions betray human rights principles and that the United States objected as the sole ECOSOC member.