China, Russia, Turkey Win Seats On UN Organ Overseeing Human Rights

China, Russia, Turkey Win Seats On UN Organ Overseeing Human Rights

GENEVA, June 5, 2025 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization, condemned the election yesterday of serial human rights abusers — China, Russia, Turkey, Burundi and Chad — to the 54-nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a top UN body that regulates human rights groups, oversees the UN women’s rights commission, and adopts resolutions on a vast array of global issues ranging from internet freedom to the treatment of prisoner…