Russia is running for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council
Sign the petition: Click here to urge your government to say NO.
Russia’s official UN campaign pledge includes the following absurd claims:
- Russia is “firmly attached” to “such fundamental values” as “freedom, justice, life,
well-being and human dignity,” as well as “family traditions,” “political equality,” “integrity of the
court system,” and “the eradication of…corruption” - Russia is also “firmly committed” to its international obligations in the field of human rights”
- Russia pursues a policy of strengthening “democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”
- Russia worked hard during its previous three terms on the Council to make it “an efficient and effective tool for promoting and protecting human rights throughout the world”
- Russia will ensure the Council upholds “the fundamental principles of universality, non-selectivity, objectivity, equal treatment of all
categories of human rights, and respect for diversity of cultures and civilizations”
Full text: Russia’s Absurd Campaign Pledge
