Russia and China elected to UN Human Rights Council

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China, Russia and Cuba all won seats on the UN Human Rights Council yesterday. Opposition groups and activists are against this move, citing the countries’ abysmal human rights records. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch.

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