UK refuses to rule out backing Saudi to head UN rights panel

‘The United Kingdom has refused to rule out backing Saudi Arabia’s re-election as the head of the UN Human Rights Council for a second time despite its dire human rights record.
Baroness Anelay, Britain’s Foreign Office minister, refused this month to answer a question on whether the UK would support Saudi Arabia’s re-appointment to the international body, the Independent reported on Saturday.
“The UK never publicizes how it votes in these matters,” she said in a written statement. “Saudi Arabia did not need our support in the last election to the Human Rights Council since they were uncontested.”’
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