Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
“We would not deign to make comments as derogatory as that about any country that has any kind of socio-economic or other difficulties."
The Trump administration said it voted against the measure due to “broader concerns" about its condemning capital punishment in all circumstances.
Violence in Myanmar has prompted more than 270,000 people to flee into Bangladesh. More are trapped on the border.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
To those who claim that protecting tradition requires denying equal rights, the UN has a simple message.
Hundreds of environmental activists have been killed all throughout Latin America as the world largely remains silent.
Many waved national colors and denounced the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over the conflict.
The U.N. said more than 4,700 civilians have been killed and 8,200 injured in the war, which enters its third year Sunday.