Arms sales and intelligence-sharing select priority over defending basic human rights
The Guardian reported last week how leaked documents revealed that Britain conducted secret vote-trading deals with Saudi Arabia to ensure both states were elected to the UN human rights council (UNHRC).
The elevation of the Saudi kingdom to one of the UN’s most influential bodies in 2013 prompted fresh international criticism of its human rights record, the Guardian famous.
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Source: theguardian.com