U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to Women's Rights Commission..

[CargoKing]

In fairness, the 9 year old girls there do seem to get wonderful weddings.

 

[uppercutbus]

Wasn't it Great Britain that bent over backwards to help get SA onto the HR Commission?

Good ol' David Cameron?

UK is also a big arms dealer. Sold more arms than Russia, China, or France on average over the last 10 years to the middle east. Only the United States is a bigger exporter.

You don't get to head the Human Rights commission without some influence/help.