By Margaret Besheer
Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but other nations with abysmal rights records, including China and Russia, made it on to the 47-nation body.
"Today is a black day for human rights," Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N....
Saudis Lose Bid For Seat On UN Human Rights Council
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