Analysis of Freedom Ratings of the Members of the 2006 Commission on Human Rights: A Study by UN Watch

UN Watch Analysis of Freedom Ratings of the 2006 Members of the UN Commission on Human Rights

January 2006

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Source of ratings: Freedom House, “Freedom in the World 2006,” Annual Global Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Executive Summary:  As demonstrated by the chart below, the 2006 Commission on Human Rights is comprised of 13 members who are only Partly Free, 16 members who are Not Free at all, making a total of 29 members — 55% of the Commission — who fail to meet accepted democratic standards.