Wikileaks Exposes Secret Deal To Get Saudi Arabia On UN Human Rights Council

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-01/wikileaks-exposes-secret-deal-get-saudi-arabia-un-human-rights-council
 
Two years after the controversial appointment of Saudi Arabia to the U.N. Human Rights Council, leaked diplomatic cables have revealed the U.K. was a key player in the election of the Gulf State - despite the Saudis’ appalling human rights record.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) is tasked with the promotion and protection of human rights throughout the world. What’s remarkably under-reported (yet unsurprising) is the claim that notorious human rights abuser, Saudi Arabia, pledged $1 million to UNHRC prior to winning the blood-stained seat.