http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jeanziegler/ en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:33:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992762/posts The United Nations' Human Rights Council has elected onto a panel of special advisors a left-wing Swiss sociologist with a record of sympathizing with the Castro and Mugabe regimes and criticizing the United States and Israel. And in another move that drew fire, the U.N.'s top rights body also appointed an American academic strongly critical of Israel to a post dealing with Israel's conduct in the territories claimed by the Palestinians. During its less than two years in existence, the Human Rights Council has itself been criticized -- by Western governments and two U.N. secretary-generals among others -- for focusing... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992762/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:33:04 GMT