Switzerland Once Again Nominates Top Qaddafi Supporter to UN Contrary to logic, morality, and basic decency, Switzerland has shockingly nominated Jean Ziegler for election to the UN Human Rights Council, even after the notorious supporter of murderous dictators was exposed as a liar and a fraud by the Swiss media, and had his UN career ended last year against his will. As you can see below—in our email sent today to all UN embassies in Geneva—UN Watch has launched a global campaign to oppose the election of Ziegler, one of the most anti-American, anti-Western and anti-Israel officials in UN history. Ziegler embodies all that is twisted about the supposedly reformed Council. Please help our campaign: Click Here Now to Oppose Jean Ziegler. UN Watch is a non-governmental human rights organization accredited to the United Nations with Special Consultative Status. We write in response to the attached Note Verbale in which Switzerland requests your support for the nomination of Mr. Jean Ziegler to the UN Human Rights Council. UN Watch urges you to strongly oppose this candidature, and to ask Switzerland to withdraw the nomination. We deeply regret that the Note Verbale in support of Mr. Ziegler’s election to the UNHRC Advisory Committee was incomplete, inaccurate and misleading. To correct the record, we have the honour to present below an annotated version—with the original text in bold—providing missing and material facts, with links to sources. UN Watch believes that a review of Mr. Ziegler’s record establishes his clear failure to satisfy the official criteria of expertise in human rights, high moral standing, and impartiality. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Hillel C. Neuer Executive Director UN Watch Geneva unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=4452668&campaign_id=63111
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:43:52 +0000