(New York Times) Nick Cumming-Bruce - The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday picked Mary McGowan Davis, a former justice of the New York State Supreme Court and one of the two remaining panel members, to take over as chairwoman after the resignation of William Schabas, a Canadian law professor. Schabas resigned after Israel accused him of a "blatant conflict of interest" for serving as a paid consultant to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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