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Autocracies are using their majority on the UN Human Rights Council to shield each other from oversight. China, for example, has tapped old allies and new economic partners to evade criticism for documented abuses.
China and its autocratic allies are using their majority on the United Nations Human Rights Council to shield each other from oversight. The result is a UN body led by countries with substandard human rights records.