The United Kingdom was voted to on to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term January 2017 to December 2019, on Monday.
The decision came following an eleven month campaign by the to secure another term as a voting member of the Human Rights Council.
Speaking in New York today, the British Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay, said,
“I am delighted that the UK has been re-elected to serve a further three year term on the Human Rights Council. The UK has been a strong advocate of the vital work the Council since its inception, and we are honoured to continue to serve as a member.”
“We will continue to use our voice to help strengthen the Council to support countries working to improve their human rights record and to hold to account nations that commit serious and systematic violations against their citizens as we did recently leading a strong resolution at a Special Session at the Huma Rights Council to address the deplorable situation in Aleppo.”
See British press release here.
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