UN, Sudan and Israel

Here, Bradley Burston makes some good points. Just a note, the composition of the UN Human Rights council (successor to the Commission on Human Rights) is as follows:

• African States: Algeria, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia.
• Asian States: Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Sri Lanka.
• Eastern European States: Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation and Ukraine.
• Latin American & Caribbean States: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
• Western European & Other States: Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
  
  

Note that countries such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Cuba - with their terrible Human Rights records sit on the COUNCIL for HUMAN RIGHTS.
Here are the independent experts who sit on the committee for the elimination of racial discrimination (a worthwhile cause - in theory)

If you're wondering about my view on all this (Israel/Palestine, right of return etc.), I'll post some rants later.