US to Join UN Human Rights Council, Reversing Bush Policy

UNITED NATIONS, March 31 -- The Obama administration decided Tuesday to join the U.N. Human Rights Council, reversing a decision by the Bush administration to shun the United Nations' premier rights body to protest the influence of repressive states, according to U.N. diplomats and rights activists.
US to Join UN Human Rights Council, Reversing Bush Policy
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