Where Is Buhari Leading Nigeria TO? Nigeria Voted Against United Nations Resolution To Supporting & Protecting Human Right Defenders
Where is Buhari leading Nigeria to? Nigeria makes a sharp departure from its stance as a defender of democracy and votes against a United Nations resolution supporting and protecting people who promote and defend human rights, thetrentonline report.
Samantha Powers, United States Ambassador to the United Nations made the details of the vote known to the world on micro-blogging website, Twitter.
“Terrible,” Powers said in her tweet. “Nations voting against UN resolution supporting and protecting people who bravely promote and defend human rights.”
The other countries that voted against the resolution include those with some of the most oppressive regimes in the world like North Korea, Syria, China, Burma, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran.
African countries that voted against the bill are Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, and Burundi. According to an official United Nations press statement on the vote, the Nigerian representation to the United Nations explained why Nigeria voted against the resolution for the protection of human rights defenders. It said Nigeria said that “states had the primary responsibility to promote and protect its citizens’ human rights” and as a result there was “little or no need for the draft resolution to be before the Committee.”
- Terrible. Nations voting agnst UN resolution supporting & protecting ppl who bravely promote & defend human rights:
Oby Ezekwesili
It is BEYOND TERRIBLE, dearest friend especially seeing our beleaguered country, Nigeria on this odious list. WE STAND! | @AmbassadorPower:
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