(AP) Edith M. Lederer - Seven countries accused of human rights violations, including Libya, Angola and Malaysia, won seats on the UN Human Rights Council Thursday. Libya received 155 votes. Iran withdrew from the race on April 23 after facing strong global opposition for severe human rights abuses. Hillel Neuer, executive director of Geneva-based UN Watch, which heads a coalition of 37 human rights organizations that campaigned to defeat Libya's candidacy, said that "by electing serial human rights violators, the UN violates its own criteria as well as common sense." "Choosing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to judge others on human rights is a joke," he added.
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