NGO's trying to block Syria's election to 'Human Rights Council'

I'm not sure why they're bothering - after all, are the Syrians really that much worse than many of its other members? - but a campaign is afoot to keep Syria from being elected to the UN 'Human Rights Council' in May. The non-governmental organization UN Watch expects to publish an initial appeal, signed by 50 human rights groups, this week, and has planned that several human rights groups,