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Contributors | Jacques Fomerand

Jacques Fomerand, who teaches at John Jay College of the City University of New York, Seton Hall University and Occidental College, wrote “A Dictionary of the United Nations.” He is completing a study on the practice of human rights.

First, a Tongue Lashing, Then Voices of Support

By Jacques Fomerand | Nov 19, 2010

The much-anticipated examination of the United States human rights policies and practices by the Human Rights Council took place on Nov. 5 in Geneva. Like such reports required of all countries, this one was stocked with generalities that spun the US record in the best possible light. Yet at the same time, the report was hardly shy in declaring American lapses.

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Human Rights Council Elections, a Flawed Process at Heart

By Jacques Fomerand | Jul 14, 2010

In January 2003, Libya was elected to chair the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. For many who had pilloried the agency for being biased, unbalanced and politicized, this was the last straw. Seven years later, on May 13, 2010, Libya was among 14 countries elected by the General Assembly to serve on the Human Rights Council for three-year terms starting June 19.

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