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U.N. spokesperson calls U.S. sanctions on special rapporteur a 'dangerous precedent'
Summary
The U.N. said unilateral sanctions on special rapporteurs undermine the independent human rights architecture; the spokesperson urged member states to engage diplomatically and emphasized that special rapporteurs report to the Human Rights Council, not the secretary-general.
The United Nations spokesperson said targeted unilateral sanctions on special rapporteurs set a “dangerous precedent” and urged member states to engage with the U.N. human rights architecture rather than imposing measures that could undermine it.
“The imposition of sanctions on special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent,” the U.N. spokesperson said. The briefing emphasized that special rapporteurs are independent human rights experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council and that they report to the Human Rights…
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