Saudi naming to head UN rights panel 'grotesque': watchdog

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DUBAI (AFP) – A free speech watchdog on Monday condemned as “grotesque” Saudi Arabia's appointment to head a panel advising the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Riyadh's ambassador to the Rights Council, Faisal bin Hassan Trad, “was quietly appointed” in June to head the five-member panel advising the council, meeting in Geneva, said Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

“The appointment only came to light today. It has enraged human rights defenders and international human rights organisations worldwide,” the watchdog said in a statement …. http://www.france24.com

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