U.N. Rights Panel Criticizes Cuba, N. Korea
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The top U.N. human rights watchdog passed resolutions criticizing conditions in Cuba and North Korea, but Russia and China avoided censure.
The 53-nation U.N. Human Rights Commission voted 22 to 21 for a resolution that “deplored” Cuba’s imprisonment of 75 dissidents arrested in March 2003.
The commission voted 29 to 8 to condemn North Korea for its precarious humanitarian situation and for rights violations.
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