Bahrain wins Human Rights Council Membership

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Bahrain has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council after receiving 165 out of 192 votes.

The UN General Assembly’s vote on Friday gave Bahrain a seat on the Council from 2019 until 2022.

By secret ballot, the Assembly elected Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Czechia, Denmark, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Italy, Philippines, Somalia, Togo and Uruguay. All 18 members will serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2019.